Yoni Appelbaum

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Yoni Appelbaum
NationalityAmerican
Education Brandeis University (PhD)
Columbia University (BA)
Occupation(s)Politics Editor, The Atlantic
Known forSocial and cultural historian, Journalist
Political party Democratic
SpouseEmily Pressman
Children2
Parent(s) Diana Muir Karter
Paul S. Appelbaum
Family Binyamin Appelbaum (brother)
Peter Karter (grandfather)
Trish Karter (aunt)
Website X: @YAppelbaum

Yoni Appelbaum (born 1979 or 1980 [1] ) an American historian and journalist, is Senior Editor for politics at The Atlantic . [2] [3] Appelbaum was previously a columnist for the publication. [4]

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Early life and education

Appelbaum is the son of Diana Muir Karter and Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum. He has two siblings: Binyamin Appelbaum and Avigail Appelbaum. [5] His grandfather is nuclear engineer Peter Karter. His aunt is entrepreneur Trish Karter. He was raised in Newton, Massachusetts [6] and is a graduate of the Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts. [7] Appelbaum holds an A.B., magna cum laude, from Columbia University (2003), and a Ph.D. in history from Brandeis University (2014). [1] [5] [8]

Career

Before moving to The Atlantic, Appelbaum taught at Harvard University. [2] Appelbaum's academic work focused on what is jokingly called the "Gilded Age", the associative republicanism of the late 19th century, an era when mass-membership organizations like the Knights of Pythias, Chicago Lumber Exchange, and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union were central to national politics. [9]

In the March 2019 issue of The Atlantic, Appelbaum wrote a long-form article making the case for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. [10] [11] According to Margaret Sullivan writing in The Washington Post , Appelbaum's essay is the article that "moved... impeachment, all-but-taboo in Big Media's coverage of Trump,...., from the margins into the mainstream — across the journalism spectrum." [12]

Personal life

In 2004, Appelbaum married Emily Pressman of Wilmington, Delaware, in a Jewish ceremony at Columbia University. They had been dating since they were in college, and Pressman is one year younger than Appelbaum. [13] [1] They have two children. [14]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Weddings/Celebration; Emily Pressman, Yoni Appelbaum". New York Times. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Mullin, Benjamin (6 January 2015). "Yoni Appelbaum named politics editor at The Atlantic". Poynter. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "The 60-second interview: Yoni Appelbaum, politics editor, TheAtlantic.com". Capital New York. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Cornish, Audie (7 May 2012). "From Commenter To Columnist: The Atlantic's 'Cynic'". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 Brendel, Martina (April 2007). "Alumni Updates: Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum '72 Comes Home to Columbia". Columbia College Today. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  6. ↑ "Jews and Journalism in an Age of Fracture". Jewish Exponent. June 17, 2018. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Maimonides Alumnus Appointed Politics Editor of TheAtlantic.com". Maimonides School. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Recent PhD Graduates," Archived 2022-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Brandeis University (2014), wherein is the dissertation title: "The Guilded Age: The American Ideal of Association, 1865-1900". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Perry, David M. (11 February 2015). "From Grad School to 'The Atlantic'". Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Appelbaum, Yoni. "Impeach Donald Trump". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Hoeven, Emily (17 January 2019). "'Impeach Donald Trump': 5 takeaways from The Atlantic's new cover story". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Sullivan, Margaret (19 March 2019). "Get used to it: The 'I-word' — impeachment — is about to dominate Trump coverage". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Emily Pressman, Yoni Appelbaum". The New York Times. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Norman Pressman 1948-2017". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2019. Norman Jules Pressman. Beloved husband of Helaine "Laney" Pressman, nee Tobey; dear father of Emily (Yoni) Appelbaum and Michael (Mara) Pressman; loving grandfather of Elisheva and Joshua Appelbaum and Eloise Pressman;
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