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Most of my articles are published in the Anglo File section of the English Edition of Haaretz. Click here to see what I wrote this week. What follows is a very random and hopelessly incomplete list of some of my recent articles (last update January 2009):

 

Most Anglo newcomer to Be'er Sheva want to stay home, rockets and all Jan 16, 2009

British Israeli soldier has close brush with death during Gaza operation Jan 6, 2009

100 years Tel Aviv: Short stories and the city Jan 02, 2008

Madoff scandal sews fundraisers fears, others see opportunity for change [PDF] Dec 26, 2008

Founder of Israeli NRA seeks to import American gun culture Dec 17, 2008

'Riot Grrrl' fuses feminism with Zionism [PDF] Nov 17, 2008

Survey: U.S. absentee voters in Israel back McCain over Obama by 3-1 Nov 8, 2008

Obama will be 'great president, great friend of Israel,' U.S. envoy says Nov 7, 2008

'Everybody is a homophobe at heart' [PDF] Oct 3, 2008

Paul McCartney in Israel: They hope they will enjoy the show [PDF] September 19, 2008

Trading in the good life for the Zionist adventure August 28, 2008

Bereavement in Israel: Learning to say goodbye August 8, 2008

Is the fifty-first state red or blue? July 27, 2008

Swimmer Max Jaben: Beijing on his mind. July 27, 2008

U.S. presidential hopefuls use Hebrew to woo Jewish voters. July 13, 2008

 

 

Here are some (more or less) recent publications in other newspapers:
 

 

Hamburger Abendblatt [German]: 2008 War in Gaza: 'Einige von euch werden nicht nach Hause kommen.' Jan 5, 2009

Orlando Sentinel: What are you afraid of? Just keep reading. July 29, 2008

Tuscaloosa News: Virtual Therapy: Web sites offer online therapy sessions. April 24, 2008

Orlando Sentinel: Though declining, Prohibitionists still pursue presidency. April 6, 2008

Columbus Dispatch: He'll travel, read or think for those willing to pay up. April 15, 2008.

The Chicago Tribune: Have no fear! Help is at hand for the phobic. April 3, 2008

Manhattan Times: The good, the bad and the greasy [pdf]. Jan 3, 2008

The New York Times: As an Age Recedes, A Craftsman Soldiers on. Dec 30, 2007 (see scan here.)

New Voices: Reb Schneerson Skips the Acid Test. Nov. 26, 2007

Jerusalem Post: Loving the Big Apple. Nov 19, 2007

The Villager: Roto-robbers clean out seniors with plumbers scam. Oct 3, 2007

New York Daily News: Drug Rehab Near School Spurs Furor. Sep 21, 2007

 

Here are the issues of The Jewish Star that I oversaw as acting editor:

The Jewish Star: June 9, 2006

The Jewish Star: June 16, 2006

The Jewish Star: June 23, 2006

The Jewish Star: June 30, 2006

The Jewish Star: July 7, 2006

The Jewish Star: July 14, 2006

 

My first article as staff reporter for The Jewish Press was about Pope Benedict's historic visit to a synagogue in Cologne, Germany:

The Jewish Press: September 16, 2005

 

In 2004, I reported and produced a number of pieces that were broadcast on Deutschlandfunk, Germany's national public radio:

1: Profile of Patrick Stolpman, a handicapped DJ, for "Corso: Kultur nach Drei."

2: Profile of German skeptics movement, for "Religion und Gesellschaft."

3: Obituary of Elisabeth-Kuebler-Ross, for "Religion und Gesellschaft."