Eyal Press
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Eyal Press (born 1970) is an American author and journalist based in New York City.[1] He is the author of three books and is a contributor to The New Yorker and The New York Times, among other publications. Much of Press' writing and journalism focuses on topics of morality and social and economic inequality.[2]
Early life and education[]
Eyal Press was born in Jerusalem in 1970.[3] His father, Shalom, was a gynecologist and abortion provider born to a Russian Jewish family that had immigrated to Mandatory Palestine. His mother, Carla, was born in a concentration camp in Transnistria during the Holocaust.[4][5] In 1973, the family immigrated from Israel to Buffalo, New York for Shalom's obstetrics and gynecology residency.[6] Press was raised in Buffalo.[7]
Press received a B.A. in history from Brown University in 1992. He later earned a Ph.D. from New York University.[8][when?]
Works[]
- Absolute Convictions: My Father, a City, and the Conflict that Divided America, Macmillan, 2006, ISBN 0312426577[9]
- Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2012, ISBN 9780805077315[10][11]
- Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2021, ISBN 978-0374714437[12]
References[]
- ^ "The Abortion Debate Through a Son's Eyes". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Essential Jobs, Inequality, and "Dirty Work": A Book Talk with Eyal Press". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Press, Eyal (2013). Beautiful souls : the courage and conscience of ordinary people in extraordinary times. New York. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4299-5008-4. OCLC 862067855.
- ^ "Press, Eyal | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Death and Sacrifice in Israel - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "A Botched Operation". The New Yorker. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Why Is This Happening? Examining 'Dirty Work' with Eyal Press". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "This Book Introduces You To The People Doing Your 'Dirty Work'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Boyle, Kevin (2006-03-05). "The Doctor Will See You". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Roth, Michael S. (2012-03-09). ""Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times" by Eyal Press". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (2012-02-23). "The Loneliness in Doing Right". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Shaw, Tamsin (2021-08-17). "The Morally Troubling 'Dirty Work' We Pay Others to Do in Our Place". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- American male journalists
- People from Buffalo, New York
- Brown University alumni
- New York University alumni
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 1970 births
- Living people