David Twersky (journalist)
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David Twersky (February 19, 1950 – July 16, 2010) was a journalist, Zionist activist, and peace advocate in Israel and the United States. He was an editor for The Jewish Daily Forward and The New York Sun and a leader of the American Jewish Congress.
Biography
David Twerksy was born and raised in
Kibbutz Gezer.[1][2] Twersky died of cancer on July 16, 2010, at the age of 60 in his home in West Orange, New Jersey.[3]
Journalism career
In Israel, Twersky worked for the
kibbutz movement, and Spectrum, an English-language political monthly. Twersky served in an artillery unit during the 1982 Lebanon War.[1]
Twersky returned to the U.S. in 1986 and became a full-time journalist. When the
Johnnetta B. Cole, who had been suggested as a possible nominee for Secretary of Education, and the fact that she had served on the national committee of the Venceremos Brigade.[1][4] Another of Twersky's stories brought to light some views of Lani Guinier, a law professor whom Clinton had nominated to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; those opinions were considered controversial and her nomination was withdrawn.[1][4]
After leaving The Forward, Twersky became editor of the New Jersey Jewish News. Later he joined The New York Sun as foreign editor and columnist. Twersky also worked as director of international affairs for the American Jewish Congress.[1][3]
References
- ^ The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ "David Twersky, Former Editor of the NJJN, Dies at 60". New Jersey Jewish News. July 19, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ a b "Journalist David Twersky dies". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Lipsky, Seth (July 17, 2010). "David Twersky". The New York Sun. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
Further reading
- Burston, Bradley (July 19, 2010). "American Jews without Israel, Israel without U.S. Jews". Haaretz.
- Eden, Ami (July 20, 2010). "Calling (and Remembering) David Twersky". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- The Jewish Daily Forward.
- Radosh, Ronald (July 19, 2010). "On the Loss of David Twersky". Hudson Institute.
- Ramer, Alia (July 19, 2010). "My Challenging Former Boss, of Blessed Memory". New Jersey Jewish News.
- Steinberg, Alan (July 20, 2010). "David Twersky, Rest in Peace, My Dear Friend". PolitickerNJ.
- Kaufman, Alan ( July 20, 2010) "A Man In The Heart Of History" Haaretz https://www.haaretz.com/2010-07-30/ty-article/a-man-in-the-heart-of-history/0000017f-db16-df9c-a17f-ff1ee85f0000
External links
- David Twersky archive at The Jewish Daily Forward
- David Twersky archive at The New York Sun