Gershom Gorenberg
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Gershom Gorenberg is a American-born Israeli political writer[1] specializing in the political history of Israel and Israeli-American relations. He is currently a senior correspondent for The American Prospect, a monthly American political magazine.[2].
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[edit] Early life and education
Gorenberg grew up in California[1]. In 1977, Gorenberg traveled to Israel to study and later decided to stay on[1] eventually gaining dual citizenship:
I grew up in California and I came [to Israel] to study in 1977 -- I ended up staying and going to graduate school here, and beginning to work as a journalist, which I've done for the last 17 years. I'm a citizen of both countries and, for writing a book like this, that's very helpful because I'm writing about something I'm extremely familiar with. I'm also writing for an audience in the country I grew up in and I'm still very connected to. I think in both languages, as it were.[1]
According to his online resume[3], Gorenberg received a B.A. in religious studies from University of California at Santa Cruz in 1976 and an M.A. in education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1985. Gorenberg also notes on his resume[3] that he was engaged in "advanced religious studies" at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and Yeshivat Hamivtar from 1977 to 1980.
He currently lives in Jerusalem, Israel with his wife and three children[1].
[edit] Career
Gorenberg was an editor and writer for The Jerusalem Post, an Israeli daily newspaper, from 1983 until 1990[3]. He was a co-founder, senior editor and columnist for The Jerusalem Report, an Israeli biweekly news magazine, from 1990 until 2006[4][3]. He edited in 1996 a selected collection of Jerusalem Report essays published under the title "Seventy Facets: A Commentary on the Torah from the Pages from the Jerusalem Report." He served briefly, in 2006, as the Jerusalem correspondent for The Forward, an American Jewish newspaper.[5] As of 2007, Gorenberg is a senior correspondent for The American Prospect, another American political monthly[2].
In addition to his full-time positions, Gorenberg regularly contributes to The New Republic, an American political monthly, and to the Hebrew edition of Ha'aretz, an Israeli daily newspaper[3].
Analysis pieces by Gorenberg on aspects of Israeli-American relations have periodically appeared in the major American newspapers[3] including The New York Times[6], Los Angeles Times[7], and The Washington Post[8].
Gorenberg is an associate of the Center for Millennial Studies at Boston University[1][3].
[edit] Bibliography
- The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977. Times Press. 2006. ISBN 080507564X
- Reviews:[9][10][11]
- See also: Israeli settlements
- The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount. Diane Publishing Company. 2000. ISBN 0756753864
- Reviews: [12]
- See also: Christian Zionism, Temple Mount
- Seventy Facets: A Commentary on the Torah from the Pages of the Jerusalem Report. (Editor.) Jason Aronson Press. 1996. ISBN 1568219040
- See also: Torah
- Shalom, Friend: The Life and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin. (Co-author.) Newmarket Press. 1996. ISBN 155704287X
- Awards: National Jewish Book Award[3]
- See also: Yitzhak Rabin
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Very Interesting People: Interview with Gershom Gorenberg. Gavin J. Grant. Book Sense. Accessed March 19 2007.
- ^ a b Gershom Gorenberg Article Index. The American Prospect. Accessed March 19 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gershom Gorenberg's Resume. Boston University. Accessed March 19 2007.
- ^ Religion: Gershom Gorenberg on Christian Zionism. National Public Radio. September 2006. Accessed March 19 2007.
- ^ Past Colloquia Summaries: Gershom Gorenberg. Jewish Studies at Santa Cruz. Accessed March 19 2007.
- ^ Israel's Tragedy Foretold. Gershom Gorenberg. The New York Times. March 10 2006. Accessed March 19 2007.
- ^ Paying for Israel's makeover: U.S. funds for a controversial settlement pullback could help advance a peace agreement. Gershom Gorenberg. Los Angeles Times. May 22 2006. Accessed March 19 2007.
- ^ Israel's Half-Plan. Gershom Gorenberg. The Washington Post. May 18 2006. Accessed March 19 2007
- ^ Review of 'The Accidental Empire'. Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs. May 1 2006. Accessed March 29 2007.
- ^ A small dispute about a handkerchief, a piano and a piece of land. Leah Keren. The Jewish Quarterly. Autumn 2006, Number 203. Accessed March 29 2007.
- ^ How the 'accidental empire' was born. Aryeh Dayan, Ha'aretz. March 9 2006. Accessed March 29 2007.
- ^ Religion and Ethnics Newsweekly: Interview with Gershom Gorenberg on The Temple Mount. Missy Daneil. Public Broadcasting System. December 15 2000. Accessed March 29 2007.
