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'''Michael Dorfman ({{lang-uk|Мiхаель Дорфман}}, {{lang-ru|Михаэль Дорфман}} {{lang-he|מיכאל דורפמן}})''' (born 17 September 1954, [[Lviv]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[USSR]]) is a [[Jew]]ish [[writer]], [[essayist]], [[journalist]], and [[human rights]] activist. |
'''Michael Dorfman ({{lang-uk|Мiхаель Дорфман}}, {{lang-ru|Михаэль Дорфман}} {{lang-he|מיכאל דורפמן}})''' (born 17 September 1954, [[Lviv]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[USSR]]) is a [[Jew]]ish [[writer]], [[essayist]], [[journalist]], and [[human rights]] activist. |
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Dorfman issued more than 500 essays and articles in [[Israel]], [[Russia]], [[United States|U.S.]], [[Germany]], [[Belgium]], [[Poland]], [[Holland]] and [[Ukraine]]. Dorfman writes mostly in [[Russian language|Russian]]. |
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In 1992–1999, he worked as the publisher and chief-editor of Russian-Israeli newspapers ''Negev'' and ''Aspects'', and was a pioneer of printed journalism for local Russian-speaking communities<ref>http://www.nrg.co.il/online/archive/ART42/613.html</ref>. |
In 1992–1999, he worked as the publisher and chief-editor of Russian-Israeli newspapers ''Negev'' and ''Aspects'', and was a pioneer of printed journalism for local Russian-speaking communities<ref>http://www.nrg.co.il/online/archive/ART42/613.html</ref>. |
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Michael Dorfman | |
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 Michael Dorfman in May 2010 | |
| Born | 17 September 1954 |
| Citizenship | USA, Israel |
Michael Dorfman (Ukrainian: Мiхаель Дорфман, Russian: Михаэль Дорфман Hebrew: מיכאל דורפמן) (born 17 September 1954, Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Jewish writer, essayist, journalist, and human rights activist.
In 1992–1999, he worked as the publisher and chief-editor of Russian-Israeli newspapers Negev and Aspects, and was a pioneer of printed journalism for local Russian-speaking communities[1].
1994-2001 – contributed investigations to Israeli mass media for relevant topics, affecting the Russian émigré community, such as organized crime, inequality in workplace, housing, narcotics related problems, military draft, children’s advocacy, human trafficking, and rights of sex workers. Freelanced for various Russian and European mass media.
In 1994 established the NGO LaMerkhav ('At large' in Hebrew) which dealt with abuse, violence, and discrimination in Israeli public schools. Projects included – a hotline for children, Center for Monitoring Child Abuse, support groups for schoolchildren – victims of hate motivated violence. LaMerkhav also conducted unique projects for developing community leadership for the youth [2]
In 1999 he led an action Russian Panthers against Racism that turned attention of Israeli public to the problems of Russian émigré children in public schools [3]
From 2001 Dorfman worked in USA and contributed to the movement for the revival of Yiddish culture. In 2001-2006 Dorfman wrote various essays that were published in The Jews and the life and The Jewish thesaurus (in print).
From 2004 Dorfman contributed essays to the literary monthlies Nota Bene[[1] (Jerusalem, Israel), [Lebed (Boston, MA [2]), Unipress (Denver, CO [3]), Ami (St. Petersburg, Russia [4]), Scepsis ( Moscow, Russia [5]) TryPress Moldova [site:http://press.try.md/ Михаэль Дорфман]. Booknik [6] Moscow etc.
In 2009 Dorfman published 3 books “Jews and Life” by the largest Russian publish home ACT (Moscow). Dorfman was born in Lviv (USSR) in region Galicia in Western Ukraine . In the 1970s he emigrated to Israel. He now lives in Long Island.
Family
Michael Dorfman is a son of Jewish writer and activist Boris Dorfman and cousin of Israeli writer Alona Kimhi
Published books
- Михаэль Дорфман, Евреи и жизнь. Холокост - это смешно? ISBN 978-5-17-053210-0, 978-5-9713-8228-7, 978-5-903925-03-2, 978-5-226-01028-6
- Михаэль Дорфман, Евреи и жизнь. Свастика в Иерусалиме ISBN 978-5-17-053211-7, 978-5-9713-8229-4, 978-5-903925-07-0, 978-5-226-00776-7
- Михаэль Дорфман, Евреи и жизнь. Холокост - это смешно? ISBN 978-5-17-055185-9, 978-5-9713-9695-6, 978-5-903925-10-0, 978-5-226-01029-3
Sources
- Biography published in the book Михаэль Дорфман, Евреи и жизнь. Холокост - это смешно? ISBN 978-5-17-053210-0 ACT, Moscow, 2008
- Biography published in the Quarterly review Nota Bene issue 18 Jerusalem 2006.
- Bio from Jewish Literary Review Booknik, Moscow.
- Bio in the Experts agency IA REX
References
- ^ http://www.nrg.co.il/online/archive/ART42/613.html
- ^ Moshe Zunder. "There Are Russian Panthers (in Hebrew)". Retrieved May 26, 2000.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Lili Galili. "Like the Black Panthers, but more refined". Retrieved April 20, 2000.
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