Career
He is a frequent op-ed contributor and authors two weekly columns, on culture and literature, in the Maariv daily newspaper, as well as a monthly book review page in that paper"s literary supplement. Menahem Ben (originally Braun), was born in Dzierżoniów, Poland in 1948. His family immigrated to Israel in 1949.
He participated in reality show HaAh HaGadol Very Important Person (2009), reaching 3rd place.