PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2020 | OUR FIRST 50

CELEBRATING OUR FIRST 50

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why the humanities have to be part and parcel of any scientific endeavor in the desert. Ilan  The desert is the key. Think of the place of the desert in Jewish history. David, Moses, and generations after generations were able to make out of nothing

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something great that has lasted through millennia. That’s our job at Ben-Gurion University too. It really is. This is why people from all over the world come here to this spot: to study humanities, to study science, to study physics – all in order to make the world a better place in which to live. It’s an amazing dream that Ben Gurion had! Paula  And it’s our role to fulfill it.

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