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Yoav Keren (born July 6, 1972) is an Israeli journalist, literary editor, and author. [1]
Keren was born in Haifa. He studied at the Reali School and the military boarding school for command in Haifa. In 1990, he enlisted in the IDF, volunteered for the paratroopers, and was assigned to Battalion 890. He underwent combat training and an infantry commanders' course and participated in operational activities in South Lebanon. Later, he completed an officers' course and served as an officer in staff and training roles. During his reserve duty, he was promoted to the rank of Major. Keren holds a bachelor's degree in humanities from Bar-Ilan University.[ citation needed]
In 2000, he started working as an editor at Yedioth Ahronoth's local news network. In 2002, he began working at Maariv newspaper as a news desk editor and deputy editor of the political supplement. Concurrently, he wrote opinion articles for the newspaper and published reports. In 2006, marking 50 years to Operation Kadesh, Keren joined a special parachute jump organized by the IDF as a journalist for Maariv, with the participation of the paratroopers who jumped at Mitla Pass. In 2008, he moved to work at Yedioth Ahronoth as a news desk editor, the front page editor of the newspaper, and editor of the Sabbath supplement. He also edited holiday supplements and special projects. As part of his work at Yedioth Ahronoth, he published opinion articles and magazine reports, mainly in the military field and color pieces on destinations around the world. He published notable stories including a roots trip to the Philippines with Shaked, an Israeli soldier whose mother is Filipino and father is Thai, as well as a visit to the Jewish community and Shaar Hashamayim synagogue in airo, [1] a two-week journey between IDF positions from the Lebanon border to the Egypt border with photographer Gadi Kabalo, a visit to the Falashmura transit camp in Gondar, Ethiopia, with Danny Adino Ababa, and a visit to the Jewish town of Qırmızı Qəsəbə in Azerbaijan. An opinion piece by Yoav Keren received over 1.7 million views and thousands of comments on Yedioth Ahronoth's Facebook page. [2] [3]
In 2022, Yoav Keren covered the war in Ukraine along with press photographer Amit Shaabi. During their stay in Odesa and the nearby city of Mykolaiv close to the frontline, the two published a series of reports in "Yedioth Ahronoth" and on Ynet. [4] [5]
In September 2023, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a special supplement about the stories behind the letters from the war was published in "Yedioth Ahronoth," edited by journalist Lior Ben-Ami. Yoav Keren played a central role in the project, interviewing over 20 soldiers and bereaved family members, and he signed off on about ten extensive articles, some of which were also published on Ynet. [6]
During the Israel-Hamas War, Keren published a series of field reports in Yedioth Ahronoth and on Ynet about IDF units in the sector, communities in the surrounding area, and about Israeli casualties during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. Keren, along with photographer Gil Yohanan, embedded with Israeli forces in Shuja'iyya, Gaza, and documented them during a battle with Palestinian militants. [7]
Writing In 2010, his first book "The Gatekeeper's Daughter" was published by Yedioth Books. In recent years, short stories penned by him have been published on various platforms, and he has participated in reading evenings.
Keren has edited many books, including biographies, military books, and illuminated manuscripts, most of them published by Yedioth Books. Many of the books he edited became bestsellers, including "For Your Eyes Only" by journalist Shimon Shiffer, "From Zero to One Hundred: The Story of a Team in Unit 669" by Guy M., "A Psychiatrist on the Couch" by Dr. Ilan Rabinovich, and "The Journey is Not Over" by Danny Adino Ababa.
Keren is married to Tali and is the father of two daughters. He resides in Holon with his family.
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Yoav Keren | |
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Yoav Keren (born July 6, 1972) is an Israeli journalist, literary editor, and author. [1]
Keren was born in Haifa. He studied at the Reali School and the military boarding school for command in Haifa. In 1990, he enlisted in the IDF, volunteered for the paratroopers, and was assigned to Battalion 890. He underwent combat training and an infantry commanders' course and participated in operational activities in South Lebanon. Later, he completed an officers' course and served as an officer in staff and training roles. During his reserve duty, he was promoted to the rank of Major. Keren holds a bachelor's degree in humanities from Bar-Ilan University.[ citation needed]
In 2000, he started working as an editor at Yedioth Ahronoth's local news network. In 2002, he began working at Maariv newspaper as a news desk editor and deputy editor of the political supplement. Concurrently, he wrote opinion articles for the newspaper and published reports. In 2006, marking 50 years to Operation Kadesh, Keren joined a special parachute jump organized by the IDF as a journalist for Maariv, with the participation of the paratroopers who jumped at Mitla Pass. In 2008, he moved to work at Yedioth Ahronoth as a news desk editor, the front page editor of the newspaper, and editor of the Sabbath supplement. He also edited holiday supplements and special projects. As part of his work at Yedioth Ahronoth, he published opinion articles and magazine reports, mainly in the military field and color pieces on destinations around the world. He published notable stories including a roots trip to the Philippines with Shaked, an Israeli soldier whose mother is Filipino and father is Thai, as well as a visit to the Jewish community and Shaar Hashamayim synagogue in airo, [1] a two-week journey between IDF positions from the Lebanon border to the Egypt border with photographer Gadi Kabalo, a visit to the Falashmura transit camp in Gondar, Ethiopia, with Danny Adino Ababa, and a visit to the Jewish town of Qırmızı Qəsəbə in Azerbaijan. An opinion piece by Yoav Keren received over 1.7 million views and thousands of comments on Yedioth Ahronoth's Facebook page. [2] [3]
In 2022, Yoav Keren covered the war in Ukraine along with press photographer Amit Shaabi. During their stay in Odesa and the nearby city of Mykolaiv close to the frontline, the two published a series of reports in "Yedioth Ahronoth" and on Ynet. [4] [5]
In September 2023, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a special supplement about the stories behind the letters from the war was published in "Yedioth Ahronoth," edited by journalist Lior Ben-Ami. Yoav Keren played a central role in the project, interviewing over 20 soldiers and bereaved family members, and he signed off on about ten extensive articles, some of which were also published on Ynet. [6]
During the Israel-Hamas War, Keren published a series of field reports in Yedioth Ahronoth and on Ynet about IDF units in the sector, communities in the surrounding area, and about Israeli casualties during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. Keren, along with photographer Gil Yohanan, embedded with Israeli forces in Shuja'iyya, Gaza, and documented them during a battle with Palestinian militants. [7]
Writing In 2010, his first book "The Gatekeeper's Daughter" was published by Yedioth Books. In recent years, short stories penned by him have been published on various platforms, and he has participated in reading evenings.
Keren has edited many books, including biographies, military books, and illuminated manuscripts, most of them published by Yedioth Books. Many of the books he edited became bestsellers, including "For Your Eyes Only" by journalist Shimon Shiffer, "From Zero to One Hundred: The Story of a Team in Unit 669" by Guy M., "A Psychiatrist on the Couch" by Dr. Ilan Rabinovich, and "The Journey is Not Over" by Danny Adino Ababa.
Keren is married to Tali and is the father of two daughters. He resides in Holon with his family.
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