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Yair Rosenberg
BornNew York City, New York, U.S
OccupationJournalist
Alma materHarvard University

Yair Rosenberg is an American journalist who is currently a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he has written the Deep Shtetl newsletter since 2021.

Formerly a senior writer at Tablet magazine, he covers politics, culture, and religion, and is a regular speaker and commentator on antisemitism in the modern era and on strategies to combat abuse on online platforms.

Journalism career

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Beginning in 2012, Rosenberg covered national elections in the U.S. and Israel, and his work on these and other subjects appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and the Wall Street Journal, among other outlets. He has interviewed and profiled multiple White House chiefs of staff and cabinet members.[1] He also elicited a correction from the US Supreme Court on a point of Jewish history.[2]

Until 2021, he was a senior writer at Tablet magazine, where he tackled topics ranging from American Jewish responses to modern critical scholarship of the Bible,[3] to contemporary Islamophobia,[4][5][6] to the forgotten history of Mormon-Jewish relations.[7] In particular, he has chronicled the resurgence of antisemitism in Europe and in America.[8][9][10][11] He is also known for his parodies of antisemites on Twitter,[12][13][14] and more serious efforts to combat abuse on online platforms,[15][16][17][18] including a video series[19] aimed at educating the uninitiated about the history, nuances, and dangers of modern-day antisemitism. Rosenberg is credited with coining the sarcastic Internet adage Goebbels Gap, which he defined as the amount of time between a negative event transpiring in the world and someone finding a way to blame it on the Jews.[20][21]

In November 2021, he moved to The Atlantic, and launched a newsletter called Deep Shtetl,[22] where he continued his coverage of politics, culture, antisemitism, and social media dynamics, including an exploration of how a Jewish character came to be on the cult classic sci-fi show Firefly,[23] the story behind the Hanukkah menorah used by Vice President Kamala Harris,[24] interviews with celebrated Jewish authors and artists like Dara Horn[25] and Ben Platt,[26] a profile of Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid,[27] and a deep dive into Albert Einstein's little-known 20-year friendship with Orthodox rabbi Chaim Tchernowitz.[28]

A frequent speaker and commentator on these topics, Rosenberg has addressed audiences around the world,[29] including South By Southwest,[30] the Jerusalem Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism,[31] the Limmud conference[32] in Melbourne, Australia, and the Boca Raton Synagogue in Florida, where he debated conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.[33] Rosenberg has written for and been interviewed by The New York Times,[34] Washington Post,[35] Associated Press,[36] CNN,[37][38] MSNBC,[39] Pod Save the World,[40] Fast Company,[41] and CBC News,[42][43] among others.

Rosenberg's writings have received awards from the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies[44] and the Religion Newswriters Association.[45] In 2017, he was named as one of "36 Under 36" by New York's Jewish Week newspaper.[46]

Target of antisemitism

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In 2016, a report by the Anti-Defamation League's Task Force on Journalism and Harassment identified Rosenberg as the second-most targeted Jewish journalist receiving online antisemitic abuse due to his critical reporting on Donald Trump's candidacy, following conservative writer Ben Shapiro, and ahead of journalists Jeffrey Goldberg, Sally Kohn and Jake Tapper.[47] "My parents didn't raise me to be number 2," he later wrote in The New York Times. "Fortunately, there's always 2020."[48]

Since the report's publication, Rosenberg has focused extensively on the issue of online harassment and antisemitism,[49] including through the creation of the "Impostor Buster" Twitter bot that exposed neo-Nazi trolls masquerading as minorities on the platform,[50] which received coverage from The New York Times and other global news outlets.[51][52][53][54] Rosenberg also wrote about his experience and efforts to combat online abuse in the Times.[55]

Music

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Rosenberg is a singer and composer of original Jewish music.[56] His collaborators include singers Arun Viswanath and Abbaleh Savitt, as well as producer Charles Newman. In August 2022, Rosenberg released his first album, Az Yashir,[57] a compilation of original melodies for traditional Sabbath songs.[58][59][60]

"Rosenberg is not the only musically inclined member of his family," reported Jewish Insider,[61] "his grandfather was a Hasidic composer who, as a young man, escaped Nazi Europe with the assistance of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who issued him a visa."

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (January 10, 2013). "Jack Lew: The First Orthodox Jewish Treasury Secretary". Tablet. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (May 19, 2014). "Supreme Court Corrects Kagan Dissent". Tablet. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (September 18, 2013). "Reconciling Modern Biblical Scholarship with Traditional Orthodox Belief". Tablet. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (November 29, 2017). "You Don't Have To Be Muslim To Be Horrified By Trump's Anti-Muslim Bigotry". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (January 2, 2019). "The Complicated History of Thomas Jefferson's Koran". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (November 15, 2016). "I Spent the Shabbat After Trump's Election With Muslim Leaders From Across America". Tablet. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (May 15, 2015). "The Mormons on Mount Scopus". Tablet. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  8. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (January 19, 2022). "Why So Many People Still Don't Understand Anti-Semitism". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  9. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (March 21, 2018). "Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschilds Are a Symptom. The Problem is Deeper". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  10. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (January 10, 2022). "Why People Love Accusing Jews of Genocide". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  11. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (February 23, 2023). "The Invisible Victims of American Anti-Semitism". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  12. ^ @yair_rosenberg (April 14, 2015). "Twitter makes possible so many amazing things we couldn't do before. Like trolling the Nazis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @yair_rosenberg (January 13, 2019). "I know they say not to feed the trolls, but it is, on occasion, hilarious" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (November 17, 2016). How To Fight Anti-Semitic Trolls and Bigotry Online.
  15. ^ Victor, Daniel (June 6, 2016). "To Beat Anti-Semitic Trolls Online, Some Co-Opt Their Weapons and Mock Them". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  16. ^ Hess, Amanda (December 14, 2016). "On Twitter, A Battle Among Political Bots". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  17. ^ McCracken, Harry (April 14, 2018). ""Did We Create This Monster?" How Twitter Turned Toxic". Fast Company. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  18. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (December 27, 2017). "Confessions of a Digital Nazi Hunter". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  19. ^ Why is Antisemitism Still Around? | Antisemitism, Explained | Unpacked, August 4, 2021, retrieved December 7, 2021
  20. ^ Glancy, Josh (August 14, 2024). "OPINION: Attempt to blame 'Juwes' for every ill is telling". Jewish News. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  21. ^ Quintero, Faith. "Blurring support for Israel by helping those who wish to destroy it". Israel National News. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  22. ^ "Deep Shtetl". Deep Shtetl. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  23. ^ "The Incredible True Story Behind TV's Strangest Space Jew". Deep Shtetl. November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  24. ^ "How Joe Biden Spells "Hanukkah" + Kamala Harris's Unique Menorah". Deep Shtetl. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  25. ^ "Dead Jews and the People Who Love Them". Deep Shtetl. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  26. ^ "Ben Platt on Judaism, Anti-Semitism, and Dying Onstage". Deep Shtetl. March 30, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  27. ^ "Who is Yair Lapid, Israel's New Prime Minister?". Deep Shtetl. December 22, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  28. ^ "Why Did Einstein Promote the Talmud When He Couldn't Read It?". Deep Shtetl. November 11, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  29. ^ "The 7 Myths About Anti-Semitism - A Talk With Journalist Yair Rosenberg". Jconnect. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  30. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (March 13, 2018). Uniting to Fight the -ists, -ites & the -phobes. South By Southwest.
  31. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (March 19–21, 2018). Confronting Neo-Nazism and Antisemitism of the Extreme Right. Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism.
  32. ^ "Yair Rosenberg « Limmud Oz". www.limmudoz.com.au. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  33. ^ Ben Shapiro and Yair Rosenberg: A Discussion Around Antisemitism. February 14, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  34. ^ Victor, Daniel (June 6, 2016). "To Beat Anti-Semitic Trolls Online, Some Co-Opt Their Weapons and Mock Them". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  35. ^ Ferdman, Roberto (September 1, 2015). "The Story Behind The Funniest E-Mail Hillary Clinton Has Ever Sent". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  36. ^ Crary, David (October 30, 2018). "For Jewish journalists, online harassment goes with the job". Associated Press. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  37. ^ "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, August 22, 2019". CNN Tonight. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  38. ^ "CNN This Morning, November 21, 2022". CNN This Morning. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  39. ^ "The ReidOut, February 2, 2022". The ReidOut. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  40. ^ Pod Save the World (June 16, 2021). "Bye bye Bibi!" (Podcast). Crooked Media. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  41. ^ McCracken, Harry (April 14, 2018). ""Did We Create This Monster?" How Twitter Turned Toxic". Fast Company. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  42. ^ "'Twitter sided with the Nazis,' says writer after company shuts down his impostor-hunting bot". CBC Radio. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  43. ^ Front Burner (February 1, 2023). "Israel's Government Moves to the Far-Right" (Podcast). CBC News. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  44. ^ "Prizes Awarded for Jewish Studies". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  45. ^ "2015 RNA Contest Winners". Religion Newswriters Association. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  46. ^ Dreyfus, Hannah (May 25, 2017). "Yair Rosenberg, 29". The Jewish Week. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  47. ^ "ADL Task Force Issues Report Detailing Widespread Anti-Semitic Harassment of Journalists on Twitter During 2016 Campaign". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  48. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (December 27, 2017). "Confessions of a Digital Nazi Hunter". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  49. ^ "ADL working with tech firm to curb online hate". jhvonline.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  50. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (December 2, 2016). "We Built a Bot That Troll's Twitter's Worst Anti-Semitic Trolls". Tablet. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  51. ^ Hess, Amanda (December 14, 2016). "On Twitter, A Battle Among Political Bots". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  52. ^ McCracken, Harry (April 14, 2018). ""Did We Create This Monster?" How Twitter Turned Toxic". Fast Company. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  53. ^ "Troll Alert Tool Banned By Twitter". BBC News. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  54. ^ "'Twitter sided with the Nazis,' says writer after company shuts down his impostor-hunting bot". CBC Radio. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  55. ^ Rosenberg, Yair (December 27, 2017). "Confessions of a Digital Nazi Hunter". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  56. ^ "Yair Rosenberg - Music". Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  57. ^ "Yair Rosenberg - Music". Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  58. ^ Palmer, Joanne (October 19, 2022). "Singing the songs of Shabbat". New Jersey Jewish News. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  59. ^ Manzhos, Mariya (October 1, 2022). "Meet the Jewish journalist who blends Latter-day Saint harmonies with Hebrew poetry". Deseret News. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  60. ^ Fishbach, Brian (February 2, 2023). "Journalist Yair Rosenberg Releases Traditional Shabbat Songs With Fresh Melodies". The Jewish Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  61. ^ Weiss, Melissa (March 13, 2020). "Yair Rosenberg breathes new life into traditional Shabbat songs". Jewish Insider. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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