Rephael (Rafi) Stern entered the History PhD Program in 2015. He is interested in international legal, Jewish, and Middle Eastern history. He is a recipient of the William A. Ackman fellowship and is a co-organizer of the Jewish Studies Graduate Student Workshop. Rafi received an M.A in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University (2014) and a B.A from Brandeis University in History (2011).