Michael Dorfman

Michael Dorfman (Ukrainian: Мiхаель Дорфман, Russian: Михаэль Дорфман Hebrew: מיכאל דורפמן‎) (born 17 September 1954, Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a writer, essayist, journalist, human rights activist and activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement.

Michael Dorfman
Michael Dorfman in May 2010
Born (1954-09-17) 17 September 1954
Lviv, Ukraine, USSR
CitizenshipUSA, Israel

Career

He has written 600 articles and essays for periodicals, including publications in Russia,[1][2][3][4] Ukraine,[5] Israel,[6][7][8] US,[9] Belgium,[10] Netherlands[11] and Moldova.

He was an activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement among Russian Jewry.[12] Dorfman published three books and roughly 150 articles about the Yiddish Culture revivalist movement. He is an organizer of many festivals and cultural events in Russia and Ukraine.

He was first published in the Russian-Israeli magazine Kroog (The Circle) in 1983. Dorfman later worked as the publisher and chief-editor of the Russian-Israeli newspapers Negev and Aspects between 1992 and 1999. He pioneered print journalism for local Russian-speaking communities.[13]

In 1994, Dorfman established the NGO LaMerkhav ('At large' in Hebrew) which dealt with abuse, violence, and discrimination in Israeli public schools. Projects included a hotline for children, the Center for Monitoring Child Abuse, and support groups for schoolchildren who were victims of hate-motivated violence. LaMerkhav conducted unique projects for developing community leadership for young people[14]

In 1999, he led an initiative with the Russian Panthers[15] that turned Israel's public attention to the problems and racism faced by Russian children in public schools.[16]

In 2000–2009, he contributed to human rights and social justice groups in Israel and territories under Israeli occupation.

Texts by Dorfman are recommended in the Russian Jewish Schools Network.[17]

Books
  • Михаэль Дорфман, Евреи и жизнь. Холокост – это смешно? ISBN 978-5-17-053210-0, Second edition ISBN 978-5-9713-8228-7, ISBN 978-5-903925-03-2, ISBN 978-5-226-01028-6
  • Михаэль Дорфман, Евреи и жизнь. Свастика в Иерусалиме ISBN 978-5-17-053211-7, Second edition ISBN 978-5-9713-8229-4, 978-5-903925-07-0, Third edition ISBN 978-5-226-00776-7
  • Михаэль Дорфман, Евреи и жизнь. Холокост – это смешно? ISBN 978-5-17-055185-9, Second edition ISBN 978-5-9713-9695-6, 978-5-903925-10-0, 978-5-226-01029-3

Sources

References
  1. "Michael Dorfman in "The New Russia" Moscow, Russia".
  2. "Michael Dorfman in "Avtonom" Moscow, Russia".
  3. "Michael Dorfman in "Institute of Religion and Politics" Russia".
  4. "Michael Dorfman in "The Private Correspondent" Russia".
  5. "Dorfman in IA REX (Kiyw, Ukraine)".
  6. "texts Michael Dorfman in Article Quarterly, Israel".
  7. "Dorfman in "Arutz Sheva in Russian" (Israel". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
  8. "Dorfman in "Haifa Info" (Israel". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
  9. "Dorfman in "Lebed", Boston USA".
  10. "Journal Den" (The Day in Russian) Brussels". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012.
  11. "Michael Dorfman in "The Russian Life" Amsterdam, Netherlands".
  12. "МУЗЫКА ИДИШКАЙТА 2005–2007". lechaim.ru.
  13. "הפנתרים הרוסים' בבאר- שבע מתמסדים - הקימו אתר באינטרנט'". www.nrg.co.il (in Hebrew). 3 April 2000. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  14. Moshe Zunder (26 May 2000). "יש גם פנתרים רוסים" [There Are Russian Panthers] (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  15. "The racism raging at Beersheva schools".
  16. Lili Galili. "Like the Black Panthers, but more refined". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  17. "texts Michael Dorfman in The Jewish Education Network".
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