Fania is a historian and author of 'Israelis in Berlin' (Keter/Suhrkamp, 2001) and 'Jews and Words' (Yale, Nov. '12, co-authored with Amos Oz). Her history books include 'Translating the Enlightenment' (Oxford, 1995) and several edited volumes. She is professor of history at the University of Haifa. Also a political commentator and concerned citizen (very concerned, these days). Her academic articles dwell on intellectual history, political thought, and the transmittal of concepts across languages and cultures. Her opinion articles appeared in International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Le Figaro. Most importantly, she is a reader and mother of two young readers.