Background
Levitas, Mitchel Ramsey was born on December 1, 1929 in New York City. Son of Samuel M. and Fira (Zilboorg) Levitas.
Levitas, Mitchel Ramsey was born on December 1, 1929 in New York City. Son of Samuel M. and Fira (Zilboorg) Levitas.
AB, Brooklyn College, 1951.
With Department State, 1951-1953. Reporter New York Post, 1953-1960. Assistant editor Time magazine, 1960-1964.
Editor, writer New York Times Magazine, 1965-1970. Editor Metropolitan, 1976. Editor Week in Review New York Times, from 1977.
Editor Sunday Book Review, 1983-1989. Senior editor weekends New York Times, 1989-1990. Editor Op-Ed page N. Y. Times, 1990-1995.
Deputy foreign editor New York Times, 1995-1996. Editorial director New York Times Book Development, since 1996. Visiting scholar Woodrow Wilson Foundation, since 1979.
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Member Century Association, Council Foreign Relations, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Gloria Barach, December 24, 1950. Children: Anthony, Daniel.