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Jacobo Timerman

ジャコボ・ティメルマン

Jacobo Timerman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-01-06 （Bar, Ukraine）
Died
1999-11-11 （Buenos Aires, Argentina） age 76
Nationality
Argentine, Israeli
Languages
Spanish, English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Argentina (Buenos Aires) → Israel (Ramat Aviv / Tel Aviv) → Spain (Madrid) → United States (New York) → Uruguay (summer home)

Career

Occupations
journalist, publisher, editor, author
Active Years
1935-1999

Awards

Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Freedom Prize
1979
Organization: Anti-Defamation League
Result: 受賞
Golden Pen of Freedom
1980
Organization: World Association of Newspapers
Result: 受賞
Conscience-in-Media Award
1981
Work: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Organization: American Society of Journalists and Authors
Result: 受賞
CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction
1981
Work: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: 受賞
Hillman Prize
1981
Work: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Organization: The Sidney Hillman Foundation
Result: 受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Current Events)
1981
Work: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Organization: Los Angeles Times
Result: 受賞
Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award
1981
Work: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Organization: Institute for Policy Studies
Result: 受賞
Peabody Award
1981
Organization: Peabody Awards
Result: 受賞
Order of the Liberator General San Martín
1984
Organization: Government of Argentina
Result: 叙勲
World Press Freedom Heroes (International Press Institute)
2000
Organization: International Press Institute
Result: 追贈（顕彰）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

1981 memoir / non-fiction

A memoir of his arrest, torture and imprisonment under the Argentine military regime; combines personal testimony with analysis of political repression and human rights abuses.

human rightstortureexileantisemitism
Adaptations
  • [television film] Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1983)
Translations
  • English edition (published by Knopf)

The Longest War: Israel's Invasion of Lebanon

1982 journalism / polemic

A critical account of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, combining reportage and analysis; expresses strong criticism of Israeli policy.

Middle East politicscritique of warZionism and criticism

Chile: Death in the South

1987 non-fiction / reportage

A critical examination of life under Augusto Pinochet's Chile, highlighting repression, poverty and human rights abuses.

critique of dictatorshiphuman rightsLatin American politics

Cuba: A Journey

1990 non-fiction / travelogue

A critical account of Cuba based on a journey to the island, assessing the government and the effects of the U.S. embargo.

critique of communismeffects of embargosocial observation

Bibliography

  • Primera Plana (founder / editor)
  • La Opinión (founder / editor)
  • Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1981)
  • The Longest War (1982)
  • Chile: Death in the South (1987)
  • Cuba: A Journey (1990)

Adaptations

  • Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number — television film (1983)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
memoiristic and expositional tonejournalistic and analytical proseblend of personal emotion and historical context
Recurring Motifs
human rights and justiceexile and identitystate repression and tortureJewish perspective

Health

  • Loss of one eye due to infection in youth
    幼年期
    Affected vision; no major reported constraint on his public work and writing.
  • heart attack
    1990年代
    Worsened health in later years and limited activities.
  • stroke (required surgery)
    1990年代
    Reduced writing and speaking activities; ongoing health problems.
  • depression
    1990年代（妻の死後に深刻化）
    Worsened after his wife's death and affected public activity and daily life.

Legacy

Timerman is regarded as a journalist who exposed human rights abuses under military rule. His memoir of torture and imprisonment brought international attention to press freedom and the testimony of victims.

Archives

  • Testimony records to CONADEP (National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons)
  • Argentine newspaper archives (La Opinión, etc.)

In Popular Culture

  • Television film adaptation of his memoir (1983)
  • Symbolic figure in debates over human rights and press freedom

Quotes

  • Being a Zionist is not forbidden.
    Source: Exchange during interrogation (as recounted in his memoirs / interviews)
  • A human-rights foreign policy saves lives. How many? I don't know. But the policy is important.
    Source: Public remarks (during related hearings and public statements)

Trivia

  • Lost an eye in childhood due to infection.
  • Arrested, tortured and imprisoned by the Argentine junta in 1977; exiled to Israel in 1979.
  • His memoir 'Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number' drew international attention and won multiple awards.
  • Decorated with the Order of the Liberator General San Martín in 1984.
  • Suffered heart attack, stroke and depression in later years.