TIMES OF ISRAEL
How an Orthodox journalist went from far-left activist to Breitbart editor
by Amihai Zippor
December 22, 2017

The course that landed Orthodox Jewish journalist Joel Pollak behind the senior editor’s desk at staunchly conservative Breitbart News was far from simple. “When you are brought up to believe that Republicans and conservatives are motivated by racism and motivated by greed, to say you are one of those people was not easy,” says Pollak. Breitbart, the outlet where Pollak reigns as senior editor-at-large, and its executive chairman, Stephen Bannon, have become associated with the radical right since remarks Bannon made during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign…So what is a nice Jewish [Harvard] boy doing in a place like that? READ MORE