Musicologist Assaf Shelleg (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) studies modern and contemporary musics with a particular interest in art music written by and about Jews. Shelleg is the author of the award-winning book Jewish Contiguities and the Soundtrack of Israeli History (Oxford University Press, 2014), in addition to Theological Stains: Art Music and the Zionist Project (Oxford University Press, 2020) and The State of Afterness: Contemporary Music in an about Israel (Oxford University Press, 2025). Shelleg was the director of the Cherrick Center for Israel Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2021-24), he had served as a curator for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (2020-22), and is a music contributor for Haaretz. His book Jewish Music as Art Music is forthcoming with Cambridge University Press in 2026.
Assaf Shelleg