Frankel was born in Gera, Germany. He was an only child, and his family belonged to a Jewish minority in the area. Hitler came to power when Frankel was three years old, and Frankel remembered Germany's racial hatred: "[I] could have become a good little Nazi in his army. I loved the parades; I wept when other kids marched beneath our window without me. But I was ineligible for the Aryan race, the Master Race that Hitler wanted to purify of Jewish blood…"[1][2][3]
External video
Presentation by Frankel on The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times, March 29, 1999, C-SPAN
Booknotes interview with Frankel on The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times, April 18, 1999, C-SPAN
Presentation by Frankel on High Noon in the Cold War, November 13, 2004, C-SPAN
Frankel came to the United States in 1940. He attended the High School of Music & Art in Manhattan, class of 1948. He attended Columbia College, where he was editor-in-chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator,[4][5] and began part-time work for The New York Times in his sophomore year. He received his BA degree in 1952 and an MA in American government from Columbia in 1953. He joined The Times as a full-time reporter in 1952. After serving in the Army from 1953 to 1955, he returned to the local staff until he was sent overseas in November, 1956, to help cover stories arising from the Hungarian revolution. From 1957 to 1960 he was one of two Times correspondents in Moscow. After a brief tour in the Caribbean, reporting mostly from Cuba, he moved to Washington in 1961, where he became diplomatic correspondent in 1963 and White House correspondent in 1966.
Frankel was chief Washington correspondent and head of the Washington bureau from 1968 to 1972, then Sunday editor of The Times until 1976, editor of the editorial page from 1977 to 1986 and executive editor from 1986 to 1994. He wrote a Times Magazine column on the media from 1995 until 2000. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for coverage of Richard Nixon's trip to the People's Republic of China.
Frankel was interviewed in the 1985 documentary We Were So Beloved, a movie that interviewed German Jews who immigrated from Nazi Germany to New York City.[6] On November 14, 2001, in the 150th anniversary issue, The New York Times ran an article by the then retired Frankel reporting that before and during World War II, the Times had as a matter of policy largely, though not entirely, ignored reports of the annihilation of European Jews.[7] Frankel called it "the century's bitterest journalistic failure."
Frankel is the author of the book High Noon in the Cold War – Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Cuban Missiles Crisis (Ballantine, 2004 and Presidio 2005) and, also, his memoir, The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times (Random House, 1999, and Delta, 2000).
Personal life
Frankel has been married twice. His first wife was Tobia Brown with whom he had three children: David Frankel, Margot Frankel Goldberg, and Jonathan Frankel.[8][9][10] She died of a brain tumor at the age of 52 in 1987.[8] He was married again in 1988 to Joyce Purnick, a Times columnist and editor.[11]
^Rosenblatt, Gary (May 22, 2019). "With NY Times Under Siege, Jewish Reporters Hit Back". The New York Jewish Week. "Abe Rosenthal, Max Frankel, Joe Lelyveld, Jill Abramson — that's four Jewish executive editors" [the top editorial post] in the three decades he was on staff, Berger said, listing the names rapidly and with emotion in his voice.
Pulitzer site 1973 prize for international reporting
Interviews
A film clip "The Open Mind – A New Perspective on Cameras in the Courts (1994)" is available at the Internet Archive
February 08, 2023
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Max Frankel born April 3 1930 is an American journalist He was executive editor of The New York Times from 1986 to 1994 Max FrankelBorn 1930 04 03 April 3 1930 age 92 Gera GermanyNationalityAmericanEducationB A and M A Columbia CollegeOccupationJournalistSpouse s Tobia Brown until her death Joyce PurnickChildrenDavid Frankel Margot Frankel Goldberg Jonathan Frankel Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 5 1 Official sites 5 2 InterviewsLife and career EditFrankel was born in Gera Germany He was an only child and his family belonged to a Jewish minority in the area Hitler came to power when Frankel was three years old and Frankel remembered Germany s racial hatred I could have become a good little Nazi in his army I loved the parades I wept when other kids marched beneath our window without me But I was ineligible for the Aryan race the Master Race that Hitler wanted to purify of Jewish blood 1 2 3 External video Presentation by Frankel on The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times March 29 1999 C SPAN Booknotes interview with Frankel on The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times April 18 1999 C SPAN Presentation by Frankel on High Noon in the Cold War November 13 2004 C SPANFrankel came to the United States in 1940 He attended the High School of Music amp Art in Manhattan class of 1948 He attended Columbia College where he was editor in chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator 4 5 and began part time work for The New York Times in his sophomore year He received his BA degree in 1952 and an MA in American government from Columbia in 1953 He joined The Times as a full time reporter in 1952 After serving in the Army from 1953 to 1955 he returned to the local staff until he was sent overseas in November 1956 to help cover stories arising from the Hungarian revolution From 1957 to 1960 he was one of two Times correspondents in Moscow After a brief tour in the Caribbean reporting mostly from Cuba he moved to Washington in 1961 where he became diplomatic correspondent in 1963 and White House correspondent in 1966 Frankel was chief Washington correspondent and head of the Washington bureau from 1968 to 1972 then Sunday editor of The Times until 1976 editor of the editorial page from 1977 to 1986 and executive editor from 1986 to 1994 He wrote a Times Magazine column on the media from 1995 until 2000 He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for coverage of Richard Nixon s trip to the People s Republic of China Frankel was interviewed in the 1985 documentary We Were So Beloved a movie that interviewed German Jews who immigrated from Nazi Germany to New York City 6 On November 14 2001 in the 150th anniversary issue The New York Times ran an article by the then retired Frankel reporting that before and during World War II the Times had as a matter of policy largely though not entirely ignored reports of the annihilation of European Jews 7 Frankel called it the century s bitterest journalistic failure Frankel is the author of the book High Noon in the Cold War Kennedy Khrushchev and the Cuban Missiles Crisis Ballantine 2004 and Presidio 2005 and also his memoir The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times Random House 1999 and Delta 2000 Personal life EditFrankel has been married twice His first wife was Tobia Brown with whom he had three children David Frankel Margot Frankel Goldberg and Jonathan Frankel 8 9 10 She died of a brain tumor at the age of 52 in 1987 8 He was married again in 1988 to Joyce Purnick a Times columnist and editor 11 See also EditThe New York Times and the HolocaustReferences Edit Nelson Jack Max Frankel s Life and Times Nieman Reports President and Fellows of Harvard College Retrieved 23 May 2017 Whitfield Stephen J The American Jew as Journalist PDF Rosenblatt Gary May 22 2019 With NY Times Under Siege Jewish Reporters Hit Back The New York Jewish Week Abe Rosenthal Max Frankel Joe Lelyveld Jill Abramson that s four Jewish executive editors the top editorial post in the three decades he was on staff Berger said listing the names rapidly and with emotion in his voice Learning Meaning www college columbia edu Retrieved 2022 05 03 Max Frankel papers 1896 2008 bulk 1940 2008 Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University Libraries Finding Aids findingaids library columbia edu Retrieved 2022 05 03 Canby Vincent 1986 08 27 The Screen We Were so Beloved The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2019 07 12 Frankel Max November 14 2001 Turning Away from the Holocaust The New York Times a b Tobia Brown Frankel Teacher and Editor 52 New York Times March 17 1987 Margot Frankel And Joel Goldberg New York Times July 13 1997 Weddings Celebrations Erin Richards Jonathan Frankel New York Times September 21 2003 Max Frankel Editor Wed To Joyce Purnick Journalist New York Times December 12 1988 External links EditAppearances on C SPANOfficial sites Edit Random House author bio Pulitzer site 1973 prize for international reportingInterviews Edit A film clip The Open Mind A New Perspective on Cameras in the Courts 1994 is available at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Max Frankel amp oldid 1137280670, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
