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Hillel Schenker, American journalist. Active national leadership forum Peace Now, Tel Aviv, since 1992; spokesperson International Physicians for the Prevention Nuclear War, Tel Aviv, since 1990.

Background

Schenker, Hillel was born on April 3, 1942 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Sima (Altman) Schenker. arrived in Israel, 1963.

Education

Student, Brooklyn College, 1961. Student, New School for Social Research, 1962. Certified in music teaching, Israeli Board Education, Tel Aviv, 1965. Ba in Literature, University Tel Aviv, 1976. Master of Science in Communications, Clark University, 1996.

Career

Member, Kibbutz Barkai, Israel, 1963-1976;

senior editor, New Outlook Magazine, Tel Aviv, 1977-1990;

Israeli commentator, The Nation, New York City, since 1990;

Israeli commentator, Los Angeles Weekly, since 1991. Israeli correspondent In These Times, Chicago, 1985-1988. American representative New Outlook, New York, 1987-1990.

Film senior consultant Shattered Dreams, Tel Aviv, 1986, Talking to the Enemy, Tel Aviv, 1987. Coordinator Israeli-Palestinian Road to Peace Conference, New York, 1988-1989.

Membership

Active national leadership forum Peace Now, Tel Aviv, since 1992. Spokesperson International Physicians for the Prevention Nuclear War, Tel Aviv, since 1990.

Interests

  • Avocations: photography, music, singing, masseur.

Connections

Married Ellen Mandelblatt, August 30, 1963 (deceased 1977). 1 child, Rama; 1 child, Adi.

Father:
Abraham Schenker

Mother:
Sima (Altman) Schenker

Spouse:
Ellen Mandelblatt

child:
Rama Schenker

child:
Adi Schenker

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Awards

  • The International Media Awards Outstanding Contribution to Peace Award, London

    Ziad AbuZayyad and Hillel Schenker were awarded The International Media Awards Outstanding Contribution to Peace Award by the International Media Council of the Next Century Foundation based in London. William Morris, the Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation, told reporters that AbuZayyad and Schenker were presented with the award in recognition of their “determination to shed light on the complex issues dividing Palestine and Israel…[their] work encourages peace and promotes rapprochement in this most difficult of arenas”. The award was given “in recognition of their continuing efforts to counter the dissembling that would otherwise increase levels of misunderstanding in today’s world, and to encourage freedom and tolerance,…and in acknowledgment of the way in which high standards of editing are a means towards reaching a more harmonious and concordant world without its present plagues of fear and violence…”