Liel Leibovitz Explained

Birth Name:Tel Aviv, Israel

Liel Leibovitz (; born 1976)[1] is an Israeli journalist, author, media critic and video game scholar.[2] Leibovitz was born in Tel Aviv, immigrated to the United States in 1999, and earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2007. In 2014, he was Visiting Assistant Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Leibovitz was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to Iris and Rony Leibovitz.[5] His father, born into a wealthy family, became known in Israel as the "Motorcycle Bandit" who robbed 21 banks and served 8 years in prison during his son's childhood.[6] Leibovitz visited his father weekly while he was in prison, and his family suffered financially after his father's incarceration.[7] When he was aged about 9, he became interested in the United States after visiting relatives resident there.[8] He received his B.A. from Tel Aviv University and after moving to New York City, he received an M.S. in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications from Columbia University.[9]

Career

Leibovitz was a non-commissioned officer in the Spokesperson’s Unit of the Israel Defense Forces.[10] He attended the film school at Tel Aviv University before moving to New York. He worked at a hardware store and then at the Israeli Consulate as a senior press officer,[8] producing "Israel Line," a daily summary of significant news taken directly from Israeli media. He served as culture editor of the Jewish Week,[11] and has written for The Nation and The New Republic.[12] [13]

Leibovitz serves as editor-at-large for the online American Jewish publication Tablet magazine in addition to hosting a pair of podcasts.[14] He is a co-host on Tablets podcast, Unorthodox.[15] Since the August/September 2021 issue of First Things, Leibovitz has written a column entitled Leibovitz at Large, replacing the long-running column Litvak at Large by Shalom Carmy.

Personal

Leibovitz is married to American author Lisa Ann Sandell, who has published three young adult novels.[16] He lives in New York City. Despite having lived in the United States for an extended period, he does not hold US citizenship.[17]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Q&A With Liel Leibovitz, Author Of A Broken Hallelujah. Heck Of A Guy – The Other Leonard Cohen Site. 10 December 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20141210203936/http://1heckofaguy.com/2014/03/31/qa-with-liel-leibovitz-author-of-a-broken-hallelujah/. 10 December 2014.
  2. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/site/ataglance/2012/04/inside-nyu-steinhardt-mccs-liel-leibovitz-talks-seriously-about-video-games.html Liel Leibovitz Talks Seriously About Video Games
  3. Web site: Liel Leibovitz . NYU.edu . New York University . 10 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141119162334/http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/faculty_bios/view/Liel_Leibovitz . November 19, 2014 .
  4. News: Hornaday. Ann. Review: 'A Broken Hallelujah: The Life of Leonard Cohen,' by Liel Leibovitz. 10 December 2014. Washington Post. 4 April 2014.
  5. "Liel Leibovitz Aliya: Three Generations of American-Jewish Immigration to Israel Macmillan, 2007, p. 275
  6. News: How Israel Put Its Most Notorious Bank Robber on a Stamp . Liel Leibovitz. . October 19, 2008.
  7. http://tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/1554/going-postal Going Postal
  8. "Sandy Brawarsky, The Jewish Week, "Giving Up America" January 11, 2006
  9. http://www.wma.us/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=443 Liel Leibovitz Ph.D. to speak at WMA Commencement
  10. http://www.defenddemocracy.org/2014-2015-national-security-fellows/ 2014-2015 National Security Fellows
  11. http://forward.com/culture/1610/to-move-or-not-to-move-a-monumental-decision/ To move or not to move a monumental decision
  12. Web site: Liel Leibovitz. 2 April 2010 .
  13. Web site: Author: Liel Leibovitz, all articles . The New Republic.
  14. Web site: Liel Leibovitz . Tablet Magazine . Nextbook Inc. . 22 July 2022.
  15. Web site: Unorthodox. 2020-12-04. Tablet Magazine. en.
  16. http://tabletmag.com/author/lisaliel
  17. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/magazine/dyukan/379079/ The Jewish Left's Fight Against Israel

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