Yosef Gotlieb was born in Costa Rica, raised and educated in the US, and has made his home in Israel since 1984. The author of Rise, A Novel of Contemporary Israel (‘Atida Press, 2011) he is a writer of both prose fiction and poetry. His published work include Self-Determination in the Middle East, Development, Environment and Global Dysfunction, and numerous monographs and articles.
Dr. Yosef Gotlieb is a graduate of Clark University where he completed his undergraduate studies in philosophy (Phi Sigma Tau) and sociology,
and graduate studies in liberal arts and geography. His doctoral dissertation dealt with the relationship between ethnicity and development and offered a model for sustainable development in postcolonial countries. He has taught middle and high school social studies and environmental sciences, has mentored master's and doctoral students and has trained development professionals from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean at the Development Study Center in Rehovot, Israel. He has worked in development and international cooperation in Israel and Nepal.
Dr. Gotlieb is on the faculty of the David Yellin College of Education in Jerusalem, where he directs the Text and Publishing Studies program. He is a contributor to Green Prophet, the Mideast environmental website.
In addition to his involvement in environmental, social action, and patients advocacy groups, Yosef Gotlieb is active in the Israel Section of the International Forum for the Literature and Culture of Peace (IFLAC)
and literary societies. In 2011, he established ‘Atida Press, a publishing initiative dedicated to works of fiction and nonfiction that contribute to social advancement, coexistence and environmental welfare in Israel, the Middle East and globally.
Yosef Gotlieb's blog, Issues of the Day, appears on his website at
www.ysgotlieb.net. He is currently at work on his next novel, Dance of the Uroboros, an account of
a life replete with personal challenges culminating in the protagonist's determination to overcome a life-threatening disease
