Erik Kirschbaum

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Erik Kirschbaum (* 1960 ) is an American journalist and foreign correspondent.

Life

Kirschbaum studied German and history at the University of Wisconsin – Madison , where he received a bachelor's degree . He then worked as a correspondent for various newspapers and for the Associated Press . In 1989 he moved to Frankfurt am Main for the Associated Press . From 1990 he worked there for Reuters and reported on economic topics. In 1993 he moved to Berlin and worked as a correspondent for politics and news. As such, he reported from Vienna on political and economic issues there, as well as on the Yugoslav Wars . After his return to Berlin, Kirschbaum worked as a freelance journalist for various US newspapers and magazines. In 1996 he returned to Reuters. Since 2015 he has been working as a freelance journalist again, including for the Los Angeles Times .

He wrote several books, including one on German-Americans.

Kirschbaum was active in the Association of Foreign Press in Germany for many years . From 2009 to 2012 he acted as its treasurer , was deputy chairman from 2012 to 2013 and chairman of the association from 2013 to 2014.

Works

  • Erik Kirschbaum: The Eradication of German Culture in the United States 1917–1918 = The Eradication of German Culture in the United States 1917–1918 (= American German studies, Volume 2). Heinz, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-88099-617-2
  • Erik Kirschbaum: Rocking the wall. Bruce Springsteen. The Berlin concert, that changed the world. Berlinica, New York 2013, ISBN 978-1-935902-75-1 , ISBN 978-1-935902-73-7
    • German as: Erik Kirschbaum (author), Thomas Krumenacker (translation), Herbert Schulze (photos): Rocking the Wall. Bruce Springsteen in East Berlin 1988. The legendary concert. Berlinica, New York, 2014, ISBN 978-1-935902-78-2
    • German as: Erik Kirschbaum (author), Thomas Krumenacker (translation): Rocking the Wall. Bruce Springsteen in East Berlin 1988. The legendary concert. Osnaton Verlag, Brühl [2016], ISBN 978-3-9811337-7-6
  • Erik Kirschbaum: Soccer without Borders. Jürgen Klinsmann.
    • German as: Erik Kirschbaum (author), Maike Kessler (translation): Jürgen Klinsmann. Football without limits. Osnaton Verlag, Brühl [2016], ISBN 978-3-9811337-6-9
  • Erik Kirschbaum: Burning Beethoven. The Eradication of German Culture in the United States during World War I. Berlinica, New York 2014, ISBN 978-1-935902-85-0
    • German as: Erik Kirschbaum (author), Klaus-Peter Kubiak (translation): Geteert - gefedert - lyncht. The persecution of German immigrants in the USA during the First World War. A forgotten chapter in American history. Osnaton Verlag, Brühl [2017], ISBN 978-3-9818378-0-3

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personal data
SURNAME Kirschbaum, Erik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American journalist and foreign correspondent
DATE OF BIRTH 1960