Saul Singer
{{Short description|American writer}}
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| alt = Saul Singer in 2014.
| caption = Saul Singer in 2014.
| native_name = שאול זינגר
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| nationality = American-Israeli
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| known_for = Co-author of Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle, former editorial page editor at The Jerusalem Post
| occupation = Journalist and author
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Saul Singer ({{Langx|he|שאול זינגר}}) is formerly the editorial page editor at The Jerusalem Post, Singer co-wrote with Dan Senor Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle, a best-seller which investigates Israel's innovative prowess.{{cite web|title=Saul Singer interview on Startup Camel Podcast|url=http://startupcamel.com/ep-30-saul-singer-startup-nation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707094758/http://startupcamel.com/ep-30-saul-singer-startup-nation/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 7, 2014|access-date=28 February 2015|publisher=Startup Camel}}
Biography
Saul Singer served as an adviser in the United States Congress to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Banking Committees. In 1994, he immigrated to Israel. He is married to Wendy Singer. They reside in Jerusalem with their three daughters; Noa, Tamar and Yarden.{{cite book |title=Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle |author=Dan Senor and Saul Singer |year=2009 |publisher=Council on Foreign Relations/Council on Foreign Relations/Twelve |page=240 }}
In 1987, Singer's brother Alexander, an IDF Lieutenant, was killed at the age of 25 during an Israeli military operation in Lebanon. He died trying to rescue his downed company commander. Alex Singer's journal became a book.[https://www.alexsingerproject.org/book Alex: Building A Life] Saul dedicated Start-up Nation to the memory of his fallen brother.{{cite book |title=Start-up Nation |page=241 }}
Journalism and literary career
Singer is a columnist and former editorial page editor at The Jerusalem Post. He has also been published in The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, Moment, The New Leader and The Washington Post blog "PostGlobal".{{cite web |url=http://www.startupnationbook.com/ |title=About us |publisher=Start-up Nation official website |access-date=11 May 2011}}
Along with Dan Senor, Singer co-authored Start-up Nation, published in 2009. The book was highly acclaimed, ranking fifth on the business best-seller list of The New York Times in 2010.{{cite news |title=Hardcover Business Best Sellers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/books/bestseller/besthardbusiness.htm |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1 January 2010 |access-date=11 May 2011}}
In 2003, Singer authored another book: Confronting Jihad: Israel's Struggle and the World After 9/11. The book collects many of his columns and unsigned editorials written for The Jerusalem Post between 1997 and the summer of 2003. Reviewing Confronting Jihad in National Review, contributing editor Mackubin Thomas Owens writes, "9/11 and terrorist attacks against Israel form a seamless garment, both being motivated by the same hatred. No one has done a better job of demonstrating this point than Saul Singer... Americans who wish to understand the reality of Israel's war against terrorism and its connection to our own struggle should read this fine collection of essays."{{cite news |title=The Curse of Jihad: Saul Singer’s common sense antidote |author=Mackubin Thomas Owens |url=http://old.nationalreview.com/owens/owens200403080852.asp |newspaper=National Review |date=8 March 2004 |access-date=11 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406095726/http://old.nationalreview.com/owens/owens200403080852.asp |archive-date=6 April 2012 }}
Published works
- Confronting Jihad: Israel's Struggle & The World After 9/11 (2003)
- Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle (2009)
- The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World (2023)
References
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External links
- [https://www.twitter.com/saulsinger Saul Singer] on Twitter
- Saul Singer's [http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/saul_singer/ profile] at The Washington Post PostGlobal blog
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