Stephan-Xavier Trano
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Stephan-Xavier Trano is a French journalist, essayist and writer based in Chicago
, Illinois
.
At 18, he signed his first articles in the newsweekly Le Nouvel Observateur
, founded in 1950 by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre
and former members of the French Resistance
movement.
He specialized first in portraits and interviews of personalities then in politics.
From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Political Editor of the weekly Tribune Juive. A committed intellectual, he quickly gained access to major publications to take part in public controversies.
He was, in 1996, the first Jewish journalist to work under dual Palestinian National Authority
and Israeli supervision after being appointed as Chief Editor of the Palestinian Economic Newsletter. The monthly aimed to promote economic development in the Gaza Strip and West Bank in accordance with the Oslo Accords
of 1993. Its 15,000 copies were published in English, French and Arabic. Yasser Arafat signed the editorial of the first issue of the Palestinian Economic Newsletter when it was finally published in June 1996 where he stated: "Having followed the course of this periodical, I believe it reflects all that is happening on the economic level in our country, our plans and projects with the World Bank, the donor countries and our Israelian neighbors, anxious to attain a healthy economy in a climate of freedom and security". The newsletter was published for seven months.
Trano has also contributed to several missions as a special advisor:
From 2005 to 2006, he was Head of Communications for current NATO based French expert against piracy and former French State Secretary of Culture and Communication (1981–1995), Jack Lang
He has received an increasing attention for his contributions to public debate, questioning the future of the remembrance of the Shoah
, the morality of the partners of the Peace Process in the Middle East partners, some currents discrimination in Europe against minorities and the anti-Americanism in France and his work was often quoted by experts:
Trano has written two books on Francois Mitterrand
: one entitled “Mitterrand, Les Amis D’abord” dealing with the former French President’s view of friendship and politics, and the second; “Une Affaire d’Amitie” about his family and particularly his long hidden daughter Mazarine Pingeot
(recently renamed Mazarine Pingeo-Mitterrand). Pingeot had never testified publicly before she met Trano. He was granted the preface of worldwide biographer of General Charles de Gaulle
and top-intellectual Jean Lacouture
as so of numerous specialist of this period likes the famous investigator Pierre Favier :fr:Pierre Favier (journaliste).
National Writers Union
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
At 18, he signed his first articles in the newsweekly Le Nouvel Observateur
Le Nouvel Observateur
Le Nouvel Observateur is a weekly French newsmagazine. Based in Paris, it is the most prominent French general information magazine in terms of audience and circulation ....
, founded in 1950 by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary...
and former members of the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
movement.
He specialized first in portraits and interviews of personalities then in politics.
From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Political Editor of the weekly Tribune Juive. A committed intellectual, he quickly gained access to major publications to take part in public controversies.
He was, in 1996, the first Jewish journalist to work under dual Palestinian National Authority
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
and Israeli supervision after being appointed as Chief Editor of the Palestinian Economic Newsletter. The monthly aimed to promote economic development in the Gaza Strip and West Bank in accordance with the Oslo Accords
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles , was an attempt to resolve the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict...
of 1993. Its 15,000 copies were published in English, French and Arabic. Yasser Arafat signed the editorial of the first issue of the Palestinian Economic Newsletter when it was finally published in June 1996 where he stated: "Having followed the course of this periodical, I believe it reflects all that is happening on the economic level in our country, our plans and projects with the World Bank, the donor countries and our Israelian neighbors, anxious to attain a healthy economy in a climate of freedom and security". The newsletter was published for seven months.
Trano has also contributed to several missions as a special advisor:
- to the Head of the French governmental mission for the fight against racism and anti-Semitism (1991–1995),
- to the President of the NATO-affiliated organization International League against Racism and Anti-SemitismInternational League against Racism and Anti-SemitismThe International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism – or Ligue Internationale Contre le Racisme et l'Antisémitisme in French— was established in 1926, and is opposed to intolerance, xenophobia and exclusion....
from 1993, - to the President of the Conseil Representatif des Institutions juives de FranceConseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de FranceConseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France is an umbrella organization of French Jewish organizations. CRIF opposes anti-Semitism and policies that they perceive to be anti-Semitic....
, Jean Kahn (1993–1996), - to the President of the European Jewish CongressEuropean Jewish CongressThe European Jewish Congress, , was founded in 1986. It is based in Paris, with offices in Brussels, Strasbourg, Berlin and Budapest...
, Jean Kahn, (1993 to 1995), - to the General Secretary of the World Jewish CongressWorld Jewish CongressThe World Jewish Congress was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in August 1936 as an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations...
, Serge Cwajgenbaum (1992–1998)
From 2005 to 2006, he was Head of Communications for current NATO based French expert against piracy and former French State Secretary of Culture and Communication (1981–1995), Jack Lang
Jack Lang (French politician)
Jack Mathieu Émile Lang is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as France's Minister of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and 1988 to 1992, and as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and 2000 to 2002. He was also the Mayor of Blois from 1989 to 2000...
He has received an increasing attention for his contributions to public debate, questioning the future of the remembrance of the Shoah
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
, the morality of the partners of the Peace Process in the Middle East partners, some currents discrimination in Europe against minorities and the anti-Americanism in France and his work was often quoted by experts:
- In 1996, he was one of the 234 personalities who signed the Manifest for a legal recognition of same sex couples, beside the sociologist Pierre BourdieuPierre BourdieuPierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.Starting from the role of economic capital for social positioning, Bourdieu pioneered investigative frameworks and terminologies such as cultural, social, and symbolic capital, and the concepts of habitus, field or location,...
, the philosopher Jacques DerridaJacques DerridaJacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria. He developed the critical theory known as deconstruction and his work has been labeled as post-structuralism and associated with postmodern philosophy...
, the poet Claude RoyClaude RoyClaude Roy was a French poet and essayist.-Awards:* 1969 Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud for his book Le verbe Aimer et autres essais* 1985 Prix Goncourt de la Poésie-Works:...
, the actress Jeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director.She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
, the designer Andree PutmanAndrée PutmanAndrée Putman is a French interior and product designer.Long considered as a shocking eccentric by the French as she likes to defend the indefensible, Andrée Putman partly owes her reputation to foreigners...
, the fashion creator Sonia RykielSonia RykielSonia Rykiel née Flis is a French fashion designer.Ethnically a Polish-Romanian Jew, Sonia Rykiel was born in Neuilly a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, the eldest of five daughters of a Polish mother and a Romanian father. At the age of 17, she was employed to dress the window...
, the American author Edmund WhiteEdmund WhiteEdmund Valentine White III is an American author and literary critic. He is a member of the faculty of Princeton University's Program in Creative Writing.- Life and work :...
or the Greek composer and architect Iannis XenakisIannis XenakisIannis Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek ethnic, naturalized French composer, music theorist, and architect-engineer. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers...
. For a legal recognition of homosexual couples. - Session of the Senate of Belgium, December 14, 2000, Debate with Prime Minister Michiel Martens about the Proposal for resolution on the right of return for Palestinian Refugee. Proposal for resolution on the right of return for Palestinian refugees
- Holocaust monuments and national memory cultures in France and Germany since 1989: the origins and political function of the Vel d'Hiv in Paris and the Holocaust Monument in Berlin. Quoted page.97
Trano has written two books on Francois Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President...
: one entitled “Mitterrand, Les Amis D’abord” dealing with the former French President’s view of friendship and politics, and the second; “Une Affaire d’Amitie” about his family and particularly his long hidden daughter Mazarine Pingeot
Mazarine Pingeot
Mazarine Marie Pingeot , who changed her name to Mazarine Marie Pingeot-Mitterrand in 2005, is a writer, journalist and professor.-Life:...
(recently renamed Mazarine Pingeo-Mitterrand). Pingeot had never testified publicly before she met Trano. He was granted the preface of worldwide biographer of General Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
and top-intellectual Jean Lacouture
Jean Lacouture
Jean Lacouture is a journalist, historian and author. He is particularly famous for his biographies. - Biography :...
as so of numerous specialist of this period likes the famous investigator Pierre Favier :fr:Pierre Favier (journaliste).
Other contributions
- In LibérationLibérationLibération is a French daily newspaper founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Originally a leftist newspaper, it has undergone a number of shifts during the 1980s and 1990s...
:
- Culture de la Mémoire, Culture du Malheur, (Culture of Memory, Culture of Woe), Tribune, April 29, 1995.
- Le Bon Juif selon Le Pen, (The Good Jew according to Le Pen) - Tribune, June 16, 1995.
- Commémorer d'autres Génocides, (Commemorating Other Genocides), Tribune, January 26, 1995.
- En finir avec la Paix des dupes, (Ending the Peace Dupes), Tribune, 1 October 1997.
- Israël doit trouver les mots (Israel must find the words), Tribune, November 4, 2000.
- In Le MondeLe MondeLe Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
:
- Le trouble des Juifs de France, de Jean-Michel Dumay, (The condition of the Jews of France by Jean-Michel Dumay), September 24, 1993.
On the web
- AgoraVoxAgoraVoxAgoraVox is a French website of news powered by volunteers and non-professional writers, created by Carlo Revelli and Joël de Rosnay in March 2005, offering items by single or multiple writers....
: author, moderator since May 6, 2010
Israel and Palestine
- Negotiating the non-negotiable: the Israeli-Palestinian talks in Norway, 1993 in Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1994. 'Humans, Information and Technology'., 1994 IEEE International Conference
- Proposal for resolution on the right of return for Palestinian refugees (Mr. Michiel Maertens et al, Doc. 2-507)
L'Oreal case
- Ugly Beauty: Helena Rubinstein, L'Oréal, and the Blemished History of Looking Good by Ruth Brandon (Feb 1, 2011)
- L'Oreal 1909-2009 (Editions Française) par Jacques Marseille
Remembrance, Jewish history
- Holocaust Monuments and National Memory: France and Germany since 1989 by Peter Carrier (Sep 27, 2006)
- L'Année Céline, Volume 1995, Du Lerot/IMEC (1996)
- Le joker juif: ou du "fait hébreu" comme argument polémique, Ange-Mathieu Mezzadri, Autres Temps (2002)
Francois Mitterrand
- Francois Mitterrand: A Political Biography (Polity Political Profiles Series) by David Scott Bell (Oct 28, 2005)
- French XX Bibliography: Critical and Bibliographical References for the Study of French Literature Since 1885, Index to Volume Is (Nos. 41-45) (French XX Bibliography Index) (Feb 1997)
- French XX Bibliography #41: Critical and Biographical References for the Study of French Literature Since 1885 by Douglas W. Alden, Peter C. Hoy and Christine M. Zunz (Sep 1989)
LGBT
- http://livre.fnac.com/a2258097/Frederic-Martel-Le-rose-et-le-noirLe rose et le noir: les homosexuels en France depuis 1968, Frédéric MartelFrederic MartelFrédéric Martel is a French writer and journalist. Born in Châteaurenard , his most famous pieces of work are The Pink and the Black, Homosexuals in France since 1968 Frédéric Martel (born 28 October 1967) is a French writer and journalist. Born in Châteaurenard (near Avignon), his most famous...
, Editions du SeuilÉditions du SeuilÉditions du Seuil is a French publishing house created in 1935, currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The seuil is the whole excitement of parting and arriving...
, Paris (1996)]
In English
- When Henry met Francoise, avec Valerie Monchi, 2 Juillet 1993.
- Jewish voters face thorny dilemma, avec Valerie Monchi, 28 Avril 1995.
- The Mitterrand Years: a decade of "ambiguous" Middle-East Policy, avec Valerie Monchi, 26 Mars 1993.
- Mitterrand's vichyst past: new facet in complex history with Jews, de Valerie Monchi, 30 Septembre 1994.
- "Stupid mistake" leads to "Dachau" knickers, de Stéphane Trano, 7 Octobre 1994.
Member
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