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]
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Early life and education
editEyal 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 the Nazis' Yampol concentration camp ghetto during the Holocaust[4][5] (located in Moldova/Transnistria).
In 1973, the family emigrated from Israel to Buffalo, New York for Shalom's obstetrics and gynecology residency.[6] Eyal Press was raised in Buffalo.[7]
Press received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Brown University in 1992. He later earned a Ph.D. from New York University.[8][when?]
Works
editBooks
edit- Absolute Convictions: My Father, a City, and the Conflict that Divided America, Macmillan, 2006, ISBN 978-0-312-42657-6[9]
- Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2012, ISBN 978-0-8050-7731-5[10][11]
- Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2021, ISBN 978-0-374-71443-7[12]
Articles
edit- "In Front of Their Faces: Does facial-recognition technology lead police to ignore contradictory evidence?", The New Yorker, 20 November 2023, pp. 20–26.
References
edit- ^ Gross, Terry (2 March 2006). "The Abortion Debate Through a Son's Eyes". Fresh Air. NPR.
- ^ "Essential Jobs, Inequality, and "Dirty Work": A Book Talk with Eyal Press". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Press, Eyal (2012). Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4299-5008-4. OCLC 862067855.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Press, Eyal | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Press, Eyal (Fall 2007). "Death and Sacrifice in Israel". Raritan. 27 (2). New Brunswick: 125–143, 180. ProQuest 203883127.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "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. October 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "This Book Introduces You To The People Doing Your 'Dirty Work'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Boyle, Kevin (5 March 2006). "The Doctor Will See You". The New York Times.
- ^ Roth, Michael S. (9 March 2012). "'Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times' by Eyal Press". Washington Post.
- ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (23 February 2012). "The Loneliness in Doing Right". The New York Times.
- ^ Shaw, Tamsin (17 August 2021). "The Morally Troubling 'Dirty Work' We Pay Others to Do in Our Place". The New York Times.