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Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (Americas)by Jacob Timerman
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Timmerman, an Argentine-Jewish journalist and newspaper editor whose
preoccupations were corruption and anti-Semitism, published the
habeas corpus to the Argentine courts by the families of the
disappeared and was jailed on April 15, 1977, after 20 civilians
under army orders stormed his apartment. This is Timmerman's
chronicle of 30 months of torture and jail time spent primarily in a
tiny, wet cell. The Argentine junta, under international pressure,
finally set him free by exiling him in Israel. This work first
appeared in English translation in 1981.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the AuthorJacobo Timerman (1923–1999) was born in the Ukraine, moved with his family to Argentina in 1928, and was deported to Israel in 1980. He returned to Argentina in 1984. Founder of two Argentine weekly newsmagazines in the 1960s and a commentator on radio and television, he was best-known as the publisher and editor of the newspaper La Opinión from 1971 until his arrest in 1977. An outspoken champion of human rights and freedom of the press, he criticized all repressive governments and organizations, regardless of their political ideologies. His other books include The Longest War: Israel in Lebanon; Cuba: A Journey; and Chile: A Death in the South. “Luminous.”—Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment: 
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