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Joshua Hammer

Joshua Hammer

American journalist and author

For the political commentator and media host, see Josh Hammer.

Joshua Ives Hammer is an American content creator and foreign freelance correspondent and bureau chief for Newsweek and in Europe. He has also written several books, including the best-selling The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu in 2016.

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Early life and education

Hammer was born to a Jewish family,[1] and attended the Horace Mann School in Riverdale section of The Bronx.[2] He obtained his B.A in English Literature from Princeton University in 1979 where he was Cum Laude.[2]

Career

Hammer has worked as a foreign correspondent.[3]

While at Newsweek he was the Nairobi Bureau Chief from 1993 to 1996, the South American Bureau Chief from 1996 to 1997, the Los Angeles Bureau Chief from 1997 to 2001, the Berlin Bureau Chief from 2000 to 2001, and the Jerusalem Bureau Chief.[4][5]

His articles have appeared in such publications as The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker and Smithsonian.[6][7]

Personal life

Hammer and the photographer Gary Knight were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip in 2001.[8]

Hammer has three sons and as of 2013 was residing with his family in Berlin, Germany.[6]

Bibliography

Books

  • Chosen by God : a brother's journey. New York: Hyperion. 1999.
  • A season in Bethlehem : unholy war in a sacred place. 2003.
  • Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II, 2006[3]
  • The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, 2016[9]
  • The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird, 2020[10]

Articles

References

  1. [1]
    Cleveland Jewish News: "The 30-plus most influential Jews in America" December 27, 2001
  2. [2]
    "Joshua Hammer - Official Site". Joshua Hammer. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. [3]
    Heilbrunn, Jacob (September 17, 2006). "Aftershocks". The New York Times. New York.
  4. [4]
    Gutman, Matthew (Fall 2003). "Sects in the City". The Jerusalem Post Literary Quarterly. Jerusalem. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010.
  5. [5]
    Murphy, Bernadette (September 23, 2003). "A Season of Sorrow in Bethlehem". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles.
  6. [6]
    "Joshua Hammer". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Joshua Hammer- Authors- The Atlantic". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Newsweek Reporter Detained By Palestinians". Newsweek. May 29, 2001.
  9. [9]
    "Paper trail". The Economist. May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  10. [10]
    Joinson, Suzanne (February 11, 2020). "Meet the Pablo Escobar of the Falcon Egg Trade". The New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  11. [11]
    Online version is titled "A look into Brazil’s makeover of Rio’s slums" online.

Further reading

Hammer, Joshua 1957- Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series entry at Encyclopedia.com
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