Judy Lash Balint
Published author and journalist on Modern Israeli Society
Judy Lash Balint is a Jerusalem based journalist and writer and author of Jerusalem Diaries: In Tense Times (Gefen). She is a contributor to the Peace Fire Anthology edited by Ethan Casey and Paul Hilder (Free Association Books).
In 2003 Ms. Balint received the Mosaic Award for Excellence in Feature Writing about Israeli Peoplehood, Culture, and Society and took second place in the Jerusalem Foundation Excellence in Jerusalem Reporting contest.
Ms. Balint’s work has appeared in the NY Post, Christian Science Monitor, Bookmarks Magazine, Jerusalem Post, Ha’aretz Magazine, The Forward, Seattle Times, Seattle P-I, Suburban, Moment Magazine, Jerusalem Report, Whistleblower Magazine, Bnai Brith International Jewish Monthly, London Jewish Chronicle, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish Action, Emmunah Magazine, Amit Magazine, and numerous US Jewish weeklies.
She has been a featured guest on CNN USA and CNN International. Ms. Balint comments from Jerusalem on the Dave Ross Show on Seattle’s CBS affiliate, KIRO Radio, 710AM, KOMONEWSRADIO, Seattle’s ABC affiliate, the Lee Rogers Show on KSFO/ABC Radio in San Francisco and ClareFM in Shannon, Ireland.
“Judy Lash Balint was an excellent speaker. Her topic was “You didn’t hear that on CNN because…”, she told a lot of positive stories about Israel instead of just a political update. She related well with the audience, and was insightful and energetic.
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Availability: Judy lives in Israel and frequently comes to the US for speaking engagements. Contact JNF Speakers Bureau for availability.
Topics:- You Didn't Hear It On CNN Because.....Or, Why Do the Media Keep on Getting It So Wrong?
- Waging Peace or Aiding the Enemy? What Are those International Solidarity Movements Really Up to In Israel?
- High Anxiety: Israelis Cope with Life in Tense Times. Can American Jews Overcome High Israel Anxiety?
- A View from the Holy Land: The Search for Peace
- Jerusalem At Risk: Challenges Facing Israel's Capital.
- Terrorism, Middle East Politics and You.
- Making A New Life: Reflections of an American Immigrant
- Presenting Israel's Case: The good, the bad, the ugly and the utterly incomprehensible.
- Terror and its Impact on Israeli Society
More Info: www.jerusalemdiaries.com
