Background
Confino, Alon was born on April 1, 1959 in Paris. Son of Michael Confino and Hagar Sereni.
Confino, Alon was born on April 1, 1959 in Paris. Son of Michael Confino and Hagar Sereni.
Bachelor, Tel Aviv University, 1985. Master of Arts, University California Berkeley, 1986. Ph, University California Berkeley, 1992.
Assistant professor Department History University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1992—1998, associate professor, 1998—2006, full professor, since 2006, director, Jewish studies program, 2007—2008. Director d'etudes École Hautes Études Science Sociales, Paris, 1999. Visiting professor Tel Aviv University, 2006, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2006—2007.
Visiting fellow, department history, civilization European University Institute, Florence, Italy, since 2009.
Member of German Studies Association, American History Association.
Married Francesca Fiorani. Children: Paolo Saul, David Brenno.