Carl Hoffman

Carl Hoffman grew up in Boston and was educated in New York and Philadelphia. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, and has lived among headhunting groups in Borneo and a remote hill tribe in the Philippines. He has worked as a university lecturer in the United States, a research anthropologist in Indonesia, and as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines; followed by a series of odd jobs with the U.S. State Department Refugee Programs, the Philippine Department of Education, and the Japanese Embassy in Manila.

Carl Hoffman has lived in Israel since 1997 with his wife and two children. Semi-employed as a freelance writer, his articles appear more or less regularly in the Jerusalem Post and ESRA Magazine, and sporadically elsewhere. He is amazed and deeply grateful to have recently won a “First Place” award for “Excellence in Feature Writing” from the American Jewish Press Association for his article, “19 Hours and 20 Minutes in Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station,” published in the U.S.  by Moment Magazine.

 

Simply Unforgettable - Stella’s ‘Baby’

Simply Unforgettable - Stella’s ‘Baby’

by Carl Hoffman

Stella Yudko, creator, producer and one of the three more ...
ISRAEL FOR BEGINNERS: A Field Guide for Encountering the Israelis in their Natural Habitat - A Review

ISRAEL FOR BEGINNERS: A Field Guide for Encountering the Israelis in their Natural Habitat - A Review

by Carl Hoffman

In his review, Carl Hoffman writes that from the title more ...
Who said our resistance was low? Dramatic story of the Jews who bravely fought their oppressors - A book review

Who said our resistance was low? Dramatic story of the Jews who bravely fought their oppressors - A book review

by Carl Hoffman

A review of "Heroism in the Forest: The Jewish Partisans more ...
From Russia with Hope - A Book Review

From Russia with Hope - A Book Review

by Carl Hoffman

Carl Hoffman’s review of Hopeless Wars, an account more ...
WHEREVER YOU GO - A Review

WHEREVER YOU GO - A Review

by Carl Hoffman

Disturbing, yet fascinating novel based in Jerusalem more ...
To Survive Sobibor - Book Review

To Survive Sobibor - Book Review

by Carl Hoffman

Book review "The living shall bear witness", a recommended more ...
Confidential - A Review

Confidential - A Review

by Carl Hoffman

If truth is stranger than fiction, this is the ultimate more ...
HEART OF GLASS

HEART OF GLASS

by Carl Hoffman

The latest exhibition at the Litvak Gallery in Tel more ...
The Delegitimization of Israel

The Delegitimization of Israel

by Carl Hoffman

Carl reports on a talk by Dr. Einat Wilf before the more ...
Curtain Rises on Theater Dream

Curtain Rises on Theater Dream

by Carl Hoffman

An exciting new professional English theater, created more ...
Hebron without Apologies

Hebron without Apologies

by Carl Hoffman

Magical, mystical and holy, in Israel second only in more ...
Sugihara Saga - A Book Review

Sugihara Saga - A Book Review

by Carl Hoffman

Most of us know at least the outlines of the story more ...
THE ROUND STONE TOWER OF JERICHO

THE ROUND STONE TOWER OF JERICHO

by Carl Hoffman

From 1952 – 1958 Archeologist Dame Kathleen Kenyon more ...
What Spanish Crypto Jews Ate for Dinner

What Spanish Crypto Jews Ate for Dinner

by Carl Hoffman

Carl reviews this fascinating book which he says is more ...
Don Quixote Of the Art World

Don Quixote Of the Art World

by Carl Hoffman

The Gallery of International Naïve Art, known as GINA, more ...
 
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