About Robby Berman
Guide, comic, journalist, author
Robby Berman is a licensed Israeli tour guide who loves to teach. He spent more than 30 years living in Jerusalem, and he knows neighbourhoods and sites there that even most locals have never seen.
On stage he's a stand-up comic, and that shows on tour: guests say he is funny and informative at the same time. Children in particular tend to adore him, and he makes a point of keeping them engaged from start to finish.
When he isn't guiding, he works as a journalist and TV news correspondent, which is why his tours tend to connect ancient stones with what's in today's headlines.
Background
Background
- Education
- Harvard University (MPA), Baruch College (MBA), Yeshiva University (BA), Gruss Kollel and Yeshivat Hakotel.
- Comedy
- Has appeared on the Israeli Tonight Show.
- Print journalism
- The National
- New York Magazine
- Harvard Review
- Los Angeles Times
- Tablet
- Ha'aretz
- Jerusalem Post
- Jewish Week
- Moment Magazine
- Times of Israel
- Jerusalem Report
- TV journalism
- i24 News
- RT
- Sky News UK
- Sky News Arabia
- The National
Books
Robby has written two books (titles in English):
- What Happens if I Miss a Kaddish: The Origin, Development and Putative Efficacy of Mourners' Kaddish
- Min Taq Taq: A Collection of Arabic Idioms and Expressions in the Palestinian Dialect
