Martin Peretz

Martin Peretz received his BA from Brandeis University and his MA and PhD from Harvard University where he continued on as a teacher in the Social Studies program for almost fifty years. In 1974, he bought the New Republic, acting as publisher and editor-in-chief for almost forty years.
Under his stewardship, the New Republic won numerous National Magazine Awards. Peretz has received honorary degrees from Bard College, Hebrew College, Coe College, Long Island University, Brandeis University, Chicago Theological Seminary, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
After many years in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., Peretz now lives in his native New York City. He has two children and five grandchildren.