Eyal Press

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]

Eyal Press
Press in 2010
Born1970 (age 51–52)
Jerusalem
Alma mater

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]

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
  1. "The Abortion Debate Through a Son's Eyes". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. "Essential Jobs, Inequality, and "Dirty Work": A Book Talk with Eyal Press". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. 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.
  4. "Press, Eyal | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  5. "Death and Sacrifice in Israel - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. ProQuest 203883127. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  6. "A Botched Operation". The New Yorker. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  7. "Why Is This Happening? Examining 'Dirty Work' with Eyal Press". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  8. "This Book Introduces You To The People Doing Your 'Dirty Work'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  9. Boyle, Kevin (2006-03-05). "The Doctor Will See You". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  10. 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.
  11. Oppenheimer, Mark (2012-02-23). "The Loneliness in Doing Right". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  12. 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.
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