Liel Leibovitz

Liel Leibovitz (born 1976)[1] is an Israeli journalist, author, media critic and video game scholar.[2] Leibovitz was born in Tel Aviv, immigrated to the United States in 1999, and earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2007. In 2014, he was Visiting Assistant Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University.[3][4]

Early life and education

Leibovitz was born in Tel Aviv, Israel[1] to Iris and Rony Leibovitz.[5] His father, born into a wealthy family, became known in Israel as the "Motorcycle Bandit" who robbed 21 banks and served 8 years in prison during his son's childhood.[6] Leibovitz visited his father weekly while he was in prison, and his family suffered financially after his father's incarceration.[7] When he was aged about 9, he became interested in the United States after visiting relatives resident there.[8] He received his B.A. from Tel Aviv University and after moving to New York City, he received an M.S. in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications from Columbia University.[9]

Career

Leibovitz was a non-commissioned officer in the Spokesperson’s Unit of the Israel Defense Forces.[10] He attended the film school at Tel Aviv University before moving to New York. He worked at a hardware store and then at the Israeli Consulate as a senior press officer,[8] producing "Israel Line," a daily summary of significant news taken directly from Israeli media. He served as culture editor of the Jewish Week,[11] and has written for The Nation and The New Republic.[12][13]

Leibovitz serves as editor-at-large for the online American Jewish publication Tablet magazine in addition to hosting a pair of podcasts.[14] He is a co-host on Tablet's podcast, Unorthodox.[15] Since the August/September 2021 issue of First Things, Leibovitz has written a column entitled Leibovitz at Large, replacing the long-running column Litvak at Large by Shalom Carmy.

Personal

Leibovitz is married to American author Lisa Ann Sandell, who has published three young adult novels.[16] He lives in New York City. Despite having lived in the United States for an extended period, he does not hold US citizenship.[17]

Books
  • Stan Lee: A Life in Comics (2020), Yale University Press
  • A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen, (2014) Norton
  • God in the Machine: Video Games as Spiritual Pursuit, (2014) Templeton Press
  • Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization with Matthew Miller, (2011) Norton
  • Lili Marlene: The Soldiers' Song of World War II, (2009) Norton
  • Thinking Inside the Box: Towards an Ontology of Video Games (2007)
  • Aliya: Three Generations of American-Jewish Immigration to Israel, (2006) St. Martin's Press

References
  1. "Q&A With Liel Leibovitz, Author Of A Broken Hallelujah". Heck Of A Guy – The Other Leonard Cohen Site. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. Liel Leibovitz Talks Seriously About Video Games NYU Steinhardt, April 13, 2012
  3. "Liel Leibovitz". NYU.edu. New York University. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. Hornaday, Ann (4 April 2014). "Review: 'A Broken Hallelujah: The Life of Leonard Cohen,' by Liel Leibovitz". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. "Liel Leibovitz Aliya: Three Generations of American-Jewish Immigration to Israel Macmillan, 2007, p. 275
  6. Liel Leibovitz (October 19, 2008). "How Israel Put Its Most Notorious Bank Robber on a Stamp". Haaretz.
  7. Going Postal Tablet Magazine, Oct 17, 2008
  8. "Sandy Brawarsky, The Jewish Week, "Giving Up America" January 11, 2006
  9. Liel Leibovitz Ph.D. to speak at WMA Commencement WMA, April 24, 2012
  10. 2014-2015 National Security Fellows Defend Democracy, accessed 28 April 2015
  11. To move or not to move a monumental decision, Jewish Daily Forward, February 3, 2006
  12. "Liel Leibovitz". 2 April 2010.
  13. "Author: Liel Leibovitz, all articles". The New Republic.
  14. "Liel Leibovitz". Tablet Magazine. Nextbook Inc. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  15. "Unorthodox". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  16. Tablet Magazine, 2 December 2011
  17. The Jewish Left's Fight Against Israel
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