Shmuel Rosner
Encyclopedia
Shmuel Rosner is an Israel
i journalist and editor. He writes for the Jerusalem Post, Maariv
and Slate magazine
. In 2005-2008, he was chief United States correspondent for the daily newspaper Haaretz
.
as a features and news editor. In 1994, he became editor of a local Israeli weekly, Tzomet Hasharon. He joined Haaretz in 1996. In 1995-1999, he was head of the features department, and in 1999-2005, he was the head of the News Division. In 2006, he began writing articles for Slate
magazine's "Foreigners" feature. Starting in 2008, Rosner also moderated dialogues for the online publication Jewcy
. He blogged for Commentary
's main blog, "Contentions," and wrote for The New Republic
, The Jewish Review of Books, The Jewish Chronicle
and other publications.
In 2009, Rosner was appointed Non-fiction Editor for Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir
, a leading Israeli publishing house. He also joined the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) as a fellow, and started writing a weekend column on diplomatic and American affairs for Maariv.
In 2011, Rosner's book, "Shtetls, Bagels, and Baseball: On the Dreadful, Wonderful State of America's Jews" was published by Keter Publishing House
, one of the largest publishers in Israel.
Rosner lives in Tel Aviv
with his wife, Israeli novelist Orna Landau. The couple has 4 children, Shaul, Yochai, Ariel, and Yael.
, and former AIPAC staffer and editor of AIPAC's Near East Report, describes Rosner as a "popular and provocative conservative". The Nation
, in a profile of Haaretz, which employed Rosner, described him as "the paper's right-of-center chief US correspondent."
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President of the Jewish Reform movement wrote that "Rosner is one of the more interesting commentators on this well-worn subject (Israel-Diaspora relations). While he trends conservative, he has an original, quirky, iconoclastic approach, and one never knows where he will end up".
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i journalist and editor. He writes for the Jerusalem Post, Maariv
Maariv
Maariv is a Hebrew language daily newspaper published in Israel. It is second in sales after Yedioth Ahronoth and third in readership after Yedioth Ahronoth and Israel HaYom. In a TGI survey comparing the last half of 2009 with the same period in 2008, Maariv saw its market share fall slightly...
and Slate magazine
Slate (magazine)
Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...
. In 2005-2008, he was chief United States correspondent for the daily newspaper Haaretz
Haaretz
Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
.
Journalism career
Shmuel Rosner began his career in 1987 as a producer and editor with Israeli Army Radio. In 1991, he joined the Israeli daily HadashotHadashot
Hadashot was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in Israel between 1984 and 1993.-History:On 4 March 1984 Haaretz Group CEO Amos Schocken announced that a new daily newspaper, Hadashot was to be launched, with Yossi Klein as editor...
as a features and news editor. In 1994, he became editor of a local Israeli weekly, Tzomet Hasharon. He joined Haaretz in 1996. In 1995-1999, he was head of the features department, and in 1999-2005, he was the head of the News Division. In 2006, he began writing articles for Slate
Slate (magazine)
Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...
magazine's "Foreigners" feature. Starting in 2008, Rosner also moderated dialogues for the online publication Jewcy
Jewcy
Jewcy is an online magazine and user community. The site was launched on November 15, 2006. The Guardian has described Jewcy as "a cultural icon" and "at the forefront of a reinvention of Jewish identity by young US Jews."...
. He blogged for Commentary
Commentary (magazine)
Commentary is a monthly American magazine on politics, Judaism, social and cultural issues. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee in 1945. By 1960 its editor was Norman Podhoretz, a liberal at the time who moved sharply to the right in the 1970s and 1980s becoming a strong voice for the...
's main blog, "Contentions," and wrote for The New Republic
The New Republic
The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
, The Jewish Review of Books, The Jewish Chronicle
The Jewish Chronicle
The Jewish Chronicle is a London-based Jewish newspaper. Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world.-Publication data and readership figures:...
and other publications.
In 2009, Rosner was appointed Non-fiction Editor for Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir
Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir
-History:The company's oldest imprint, Dvir, was founded in Odessa in 1919 by Hayyim Nahman Bialik. After the Russian Revolution, Dvir moved to Berlin and in 1924, to Palestine. Machbarot Lesifrut, the company's imprint for world literature in translation, was established by Israel Zmora in 1939....
, a leading Israeli publishing house. He also joined the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) as a fellow, and started writing a weekend column on diplomatic and American affairs for Maariv.
In 2011, Rosner's book, "Shtetls, Bagels, and Baseball: On the Dreadful, Wonderful State of America's Jews" was published by Keter Publishing House
Keter Publishing House
Keter Publishing House is one of the largest publishers in Israel. It was formed in 2005 through a merger of Keter Publishing and Steimatzky. Keter has a large book marketing and distribution network, as well print services and book production for the Israeli domestic and export market. Keter is...
, one of the largest publishers in Israel.
Rosner lives in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
with his wife, Israeli novelist Orna Landau. The couple has 4 children, Shaul, Yochai, Ariel, and Yael.
Critical acclaim
Jeffery Goldberg of The Atlantic called Rosner "The leading Israeli blogger and all-around A1 Jew". MJ Rosenberg, Director of Policy Analysis at the Israel Policy ForumIsrael Policy Forum
The Israel Policy Forum is a New York, NY based American Jewish organization that works for a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The organization lobbies American policymakers in support of this goal and writes opinion pieces that have appeared in many Jewish and non-Jewish...
, and former AIPAC staffer and editor of AIPAC's Near East Report, describes Rosner as a "popular and provocative conservative". The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, in a profile of Haaretz, which employed Rosner, described him as "the paper's right-of-center chief US correspondent."
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President of the Jewish Reform movement wrote that "Rosner is one of the more interesting commentators on this well-worn subject (Israel-Diaspora relations). While he trends conservative, he has an original, quirky, iconoclastic approach, and one never knows where he will end up".
Selected articles
External links
- Rosner's Domain at the Jerusalem Post, Shmuel Rosner's blog
- Rosner's Domain, Shmuel Rosner's web page
- The Israel Factor, Rosner's Domain ranking of the U.S. presidential candidates
- Rosner's Guests, Rosner's email interviews
- Video debate about the Mideast peace process with Rosner and Daniel Levy on Bloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...