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Haim Watzman (b. 1956, Cleveland, Ohio), is an American-born, Jerusalem-based writer, journalist, and translator. Watzman was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. After receiving a B.A. from Duke University, Watzman made aliyah to Israel, where he has lived since 1978 and worked as a freelance translator and journalist. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife, Ilana, and four children. Watzman is the author of ''Company C: An American’s Life as a Citizen-Soldier in Israel'' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2005),〔(''Company C'' )〕 a memoir centered on his service in a reserve infantry unit in the Israel Defense Forces and ''A Crack in the Earth: A Journey Up Israel’s Rift Valley'' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2007).〔(''A Crack In The Earth'' )〕 Watzman is known for his English translations of recent works by Hebrew-language authors. His translations include Tom Segev’s ''The Seventh Million'', ''Elvis in Jerusalem'', and ''One Palestine Complete'', as well as David Grossman’s ''The Yellow Wind'', ''Sleeping on a Wire'', and ''Death as a Way of Life''. He served for 25 years as Israel correspondent for ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', and is now Israel correspondent for the British science journal Nature. His opinion pieces have appeared on the pages of ''The New York Times'', ''Los Angeles Times'', and ''The Forward''. Watzman currently writes the monthly “Necessary Stories” column for The Jerusalem Report,〔(“Necessary Stories” )〕 and co-authors the widely read South Jerusalem blog,〔(South Jerusalem blog )〕 along with Gershom Gorenberg. ==Bibliography== * ''Company C: an American's Life as a Citizen-soldier in Israel''. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (2005) ISBN 0-374-22633-4 * ''A Crack in the Earth: a journey up Israel's Rift Valley''. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (2007) ISBN 978-0-374-13058-9 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haim Watzman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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