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name: Leon H. Charney
about: An accomplished author, Charney has written four books: “Battle of the Two Talmuds,” “The Charney Report: Confronting the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” “The Mystery of the Kaddish” and “Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace” – which formed the basis for the critically acclaimed documentary film of the same name.For more than 20 years, Charney has moderated “The Leon Charney Report,” an award-wining, nationally televised program featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the best and brightest from around the world.Charney is the recipient of many awards, including four honorary doctorate degrees. A noted philanthropist, Charney is the major benefactor of the University of Haifa’s Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences and he donated million An accomplished author, Charney has written four books: “Battle of the Two Talmuds,” “The Charney Report: Confronting the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” “The Mystery of the Kaddish” and “Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace” – which formed the basis for the critically acclaimed documentary film of the same name.For more than 20 years, Charney has moderated “The Leon Charney Report,” an award-wining, nationally televised program featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the best and brightest from around the world.Charney is the recipient of many awards, including four honorary doctorate degrees. A noted philanthropist, Charney is the major benefactor of the University of Haifa’s Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences and he donated millions to New York University Medical Center for a new cardiac wing of the hospital. Charney is married to Israeli-born Tzili Doron and with her he has twin boys. They divide their time between residences in New York City, Tel Aviv and Boca Raton, Fla. ...more