Avi Mayer
Avi Mayer is the former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post.
He previously served as the international spokesperson of The Jewish Agency for Israel, the largest Jewish organization in the world, and of its then-Chairman, Natan Sharansky. He was also the Managing Director of Global Communications and Public Affairs at the American Jewish Committee (AJC).
His previous professional experiences include stints with the US House of Representatives, the Embassy of Israel in Washington, Hillel International, and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA).
Born in New York and raised in Jerusalem and Maryland, Avi is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Maryland. He lives in Jerusalem.
Hanukkah 2023: The great Jerusalem sufganiyot ranking
Editor's Notes: When it finally hit home
Editor's Notes: Where are our allies?
Editor's Notes: Giving thanks, even in the darkness
As I reflect on how far we’ve come, and how different the state of our people is today compared to back then, I cannot help but give thanks.
Editor's Notes: Why we'll win
These are tough times, but the Jewish people are tougher.
Editor's Notes: Why they tear down hostage posters
The ferocity of the loathing, and the swiftness and openness with which it has been expressed, have taken many Jews aback since October 7.
Editor's Notes: No longer part of us
While they may still technically be Jewish due to their parentage or conversion, while they may lead superficially Jewish lives, we can no longer consider them part of Klal Yisrael.
Editor's Notes: Moral idiocy on campus
It is time for university administrators to consider where they went wrong – and adjust accordingly
Editor's Notes: Now I know what death smells like
I had heard about the smell of death before, but I never quite knew what it was. Now I do. It hung over the entire kibbutz, thick and nauseating.
Is getting the news out ‘pikuach nefesh’? - comment
Was I doing the right thing by suspending Shabbat – which I have observed my entire life – to keep the world informed?
Editor's Notes: Reporting a pogrom
It has been a crucible and, in some ways, a distraction – when you’re so busy reporting the news, you don’t have much of a chance to internalize it.
This is Israel's 9/11 - comment
The events of Saturday morning represent Israel’s greatest military and intelligence failure in half a century – if not in the 75 years of the country’s existence.
Editor's Notes: The right – and wrong – way to rejoice
The simcha of Sukkot is egalitarian, collective, even universal. It should include, not exclude; embrace, not push away. Unfortunately, it seems that message was lost on some this holiday.
