Eric Breindel
Eric Marc
Early life
Breindel grew up in an upper-middle class Jewish family in New York. His parents were refugees of Hitler's Europe, which likely influenced his views on totalitarian government and fueled his support of Zionism and outspoken hatred of communism.[5]
He attended
Career
Early in his career, Breindel pursued work in government, as his classmates at
While he was still serving out his year's probation, he wrote for The New Republic and then took a research position on the PBS show American Interests. During this time, he started a relationship with Tamar Jacoby, the deputy editor of The New York Times' op-ed section. With her help and several recommendations, including one from Norman Podhoretz, he landed a job heading the editorial page of the New York Daily News.
Breindel contributed articles to such publications as Commentary, National Review, The New Republic, The Weekly Standard, The American Enterprise, and The American Spectator.
He began working at the Post's editorial page in 1986,[3] where he immediately began making friends and enemies. He played a pivotal role in New York's 1993 mayoral race. He was the key to securing Rudy Giuliani's endorsement by the New York Post, despite Rupert Murdoch's initial intent to support the Conservative Party candidate George Marlin. The endorsement and subsequent editorials proved crucial in a race which came down to a handful of votes.
Breindel criticized
During the last year of his life, Breindel worked as a senior vice president of
Death
Breindel died at the age of 42. His funeral featured eulogies by such notable figures as New York City mayor
Legacy
The Eric Breindel Foundation[10][11] carries his name.
In 1988,
In 1999, the Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism was established in his memory, sponsored by Fox News, the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal.[4]
Breindel was co-author of a book on the Venona project, which was published after his death.[16]
Family
He was survived by his parents, both Holocaust survivors, and his sister.[3]
Publications
Books
- ISBN 978-0895262257.
Articles
- "The Population Factor in the Middle East," with JSTOR 2626767.
- "Soviet Has "Empire" Dilemma." International Journal on World Peace, vol. 5, no. 3 (July/Sep. 1988). JSTOR 20751275.
References
- ^ "Catalog of Members: Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard" (PDF).
Eric Marc Breindel
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths BREINDEL, ERIC MARC". The New York Times. March 9, 1998.
- ^ a b c d Charlie Leduff (March 8, 1998). "Eric Breindel, 42, Commentator and New York Post Columnist". The New York Times.
- ^ New York Magazine, March 22, 1999. Archived from the original.Accessed July 21, 2011.
- ^ Tobin, Jonathan S. "A Powerful Voice is Silenced: Remembering Eric Breindel"(obituary). Jewish World Review, March 11, 1998. Archived from the original.
- ^ Randall Rothenberg (September 20, 1990). "Newspaper Faults Columnist for Remarks on Jews". The New York Times.
- OCLC 229027478.
- ^ a b Weiss, Philip. "Neocon saint Eric Breindel died of AIDS, reports Michael Wolff".Mondoweiss, February 9, 2009. Archived from the original. Accessed April 6, 2012.
- Buckley, William F. (Jr). "Eric Breindel, RIP" (obituary). National Review, Vol. 50, No. 6, April 1998, pp. 18, 20.
- ^ Sam Roberts (June 21, 2018). "Charles Krauthammer, Prominent Conservative Voice, Dies at 68". The New York Times.
- Wall Street Journal(WSJ).
- ^ Handy, Bruce. "When Bad Things Happen to Ambitious People." Spy, June 1988, p. 48-64. Accessed September 28, 2014.
- ^ Kempton, Murray. "Letter to the Editor".
- ^ Berryman, Jerry. "Letter to the Editor".Spy, October 1988, p. 34.
- ^ Collins, James. "Letter to the Editor". Spy, November 1988, pp. 26, 29, 31.
- OCLC 185588861.