Ernest Krausz
Ernest Krausz was an Israeli professor of sociology who served as rector and Acting President of Bar Ilan University. He also taught at Netanya Academic College.
Biography
Ernest Krausz was born in Romania. His parents were Rabbi Moshe Eliezer Krausz and Beila, and he and his two sisters were raised in Alba Iulia, where his father was Chief Rabbi.He arrived in Britain from Romania two years after the end of World War Two, at 17 years of age. In England his father served in rabbinical positions in Leeds and London.
Krausz attended Etz Chaim Yeshiva in London for four years. He was a graduate of the University of London, and then graduated from the London School of Economics with a PhD in sociology. He then taught at various colleges, and finally as a professor at City University, London. In 1962, he married Gillian Collins and they settled in Golders Green.
Academic career
In 1972 Krausz was appointed Professor of Sociology at Bar Ilan University. He became Dean of the Social Science Faculty, then Rector, and then served as Acting President of the university in 1989, succeeding Michael Albeck and followed by Zvi Arad. From 1991 to 1997 Krausz was a member of the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education in Israel.After he retired from Bar Ilan University in 2001, he taught for 12 years as a professor in the School of Behavioral Sciences at the Netanya Academic College.