About: Jerry Levin (journalist)

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Jerry Levin born Jeremy Isadore Levin. (Mar. 20, 1932 – Feb. 7, 2020) He was a former CNN network journalist. He wrote on nonviolence, with an emphasis on the Middle East and in particular Palestine and Israel. In 1984 he was kidnapped and held hostage by Hezbollah. He escaped after eleven and a halfmonths in captivity due to the nonviolent behind-the-scene efforts of friends and colleagues organized by his wife, Sis Levin. Of Jewish birth, Levin converted to Christianity during his captivity.

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  • Jerry Levin born Jeremy Isadore Levin. (Mar. 20, 1932 – Feb. 7, 2020) He was a former CNN network journalist. He wrote on nonviolence, with an emphasis on the Middle East and in particular Palestine and Israel. In 1984 he was kidnapped and held hostage by Hezbollah. He escaped after eleven and a halfmonths in captivity due to the nonviolent behind-the-scene efforts of friends and colleagues organized by his wife, Sis Levin. Of Jewish birth, Levin converted to Christianity during his captivity. In 1991, his story was made into the television film Held Hostage. The film stars David Dukes as Levin. He worked with several violence reduction organizations in the West Bank and Gaza, including Christian Peacemaker Teams) and with nonviolent peace andnonviolent justice organizations in the U.S. In April 2009 he and his wife were recognized by the Dalai Lama as one of2009's "Unsung Heroes of Compassion". (en)
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  • Jerry Levin born Jeremy Isadore Levin. (Mar. 20, 1932 – Feb. 7, 2020) He was a former CNN network journalist. He wrote on nonviolence, with an emphasis on the Middle East and in particular Palestine and Israel. In 1984 he was kidnapped and held hostage by Hezbollah. He escaped after eleven and a halfmonths in captivity due to the nonviolent behind-the-scene efforts of friends and colleagues organized by his wife, Sis Levin. Of Jewish birth, Levin converted to Christianity during his captivity. (en)
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  • Jerry Levin (journalist) (en)
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