| Jerry Levin | |
| Birth Name: | Jeremy Isadore Levin |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Northwestern University |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Spouse: | Lucile Hare |
| Children: | 6 |
Jeremy Isadore "Jerry" Levin (March 20, 1932 – February 6, 2020) was an American television journalist.[1] He wrote on nonviolence, with an emphasis on the Middle East and in particular Palestine and Israel.[2]
In 1984, while working for CNN, he was kidnapped and held hostage by Hezbollah. He escaped after eleven and a halfmonths in captivity due to the nonviolent behind-the-scene efforts of friends and colleagues organized by his wife, Sis Levin.[3] Of Jewish birth, Levin converted to Christianity during his captivity.[4] [5] [6]
In 1991, his story was made into the television film Held Hostage. The film stars David Dukes as Levin.
He worked with several violence reduction organizations in the West Bank and Gaza, including Christian Peacemaker Teams, and with nonviolent peace andnonviolent justice organizations in the U.S.[7]
In April 2009 he and his wife were recognized by the Dalai Lama as one of2009's "Unsung Heroes of Compassion".[8]
Levin was born in Detroit in 1932.[9] He attended Northwestern University and was in the United States Navy.[9] He and his wife, Lucile "Sis" Levin (née Hare) had six children.[9] Levin lived in Birmingham, Alabama at the end of his life, and died on February 6, 2020, at the age of 87.[9]
. Charles Colson . God and Government . Zondervan . 2010 . 65–66 . 978-0-310-86221-5.