Carl Schrag
Former Editor of the Jerusalem Post
Carl Schrag is the former Editor of the Jerusalem Post, Israel’s leading English-language newspaper. After moving to Israel from Los Angeles in 1986, he spent a decade and a half chronicling the country’s political and social developments. During that period, one million new immigrants came to the country from the former Soviet Union and Ethiopia, and Israel embarked on bold efforts to make peace with its Palestinian neighbors.
Over the years, Mr. Schrag observed the Israeli perspective on relationships between Israel and American Jews, and he chaired the Israeli group in a think-tank project on Israel-diaspora relations, sponsored by the Los Angeles Jewish Federation. Some of the group’s recommendations foreshadowed the advent of the ambitious Birthright Israel program, which seeks to give young American Jews personal connections to Israel.
Mr. Schrag came to the United States in 2000 to broaden his perspective on the U.S.-Israel relationship, and has worked closely with Jewish and Christian supporters of Israel. He studies American Jewry’s perceptions of Israel and the changing relationship between American Jews and Israel, with a particular emphasis on how the current violence has impacted these ties. His writing appears in a wide variety of Jewish and general publications, including State.com, Moment Magazine, and others.
With funding from the American Jewish Committee and the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, Mr. Schrag recently authored a series of articles exploring the changing views of Israel held by American Jews. The articles, which were distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, cast a spotlight on grass-roots pro-Israel efforts, as well as some of the many ways American Jews have found to express their connections to the Jewish state. His latest research focuses on how Jewish educators teach young American Jews about Israel.
Mr. Scharg, who lectures and teaches about Israel and Israel-Diaspora ties, is an Associate of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He currently lives with his wife and three sons in the suburbs of Chicago.
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Topics:
- Media Bias: What’s the True Story?
- American Jews and Israel: Who Cares and Why?
- Stand Up For Israel
- Israel on Campus: Fear, Loathing and Empowerment
- Behind the Scenes: An Insider’s View
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