▁a ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Palest ine . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁began ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Contempor ary ▁Jew ry ▁at ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁central ▁committee ▁of ▁Map am , ▁then ▁the ▁junior ▁partner ▁party ▁of ▁Israel ' s ▁r uling ▁Map ai ▁( Is rael ▁Labour ▁Party ), ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁Bran de is ▁University , ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁Richard ▁Stock ton ▁College , ▁and ▁Clark ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁journal ▁Hol oca ust ▁and ▁Gen o cide ▁Studies , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁of ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁published ▁by ▁Y ad ▁V ash em ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁B auer ▁has ▁received ▁recognition ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Hol oca ust ▁studies ▁and ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁gen o cide . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Israel ▁Prize , ▁for ▁" history ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ", ▁primarily ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁his ▁Hol oca ust ▁studies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Human ities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Y ak ir ▁Y er ush al ay im ▁( W orth