Raanan Rein (17 June 1960) is the ElÃas Sourasky Professor of Latin American and Spanish History and Vice President of Tel Aviv University.
Since 2005 Rein is the Head of the S.
Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies.
He is a member of Argentina's National Academy of History, and former President of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA).
The Argentine government awarded him the title of Commander in the Order of the Liberator San MartÃn for his contribution to Argentine culture.
The Spanish King awarded him the title of Commander in the Order of the Civil Merit.
His current research deals with Jewish Argentines and Peronism, sports and politics in Argentina, Jewish Self-Defense organizations, and Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.