Warren Kozak (born 1951) is an American journalist and author. His writing appears frequently on the OpEd pages of ''

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'', the ''

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'' and other newspapers and magazines. He was an on-air reporter at

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and wrote for television network anchors including

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and Aaron Brown.

Personal life and education

Warren Kozak was born and raised in

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, where he attended public schools, graduating from John Marshall High School. He graduated from the

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in 1973 with a degree in

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. He now lives in New York with his family.

Writing career

Kozak is the author of ''The Rabbi of 84th Street'', a biography of Haskel Besser, which chronicles the Hasidic world of pre-World War II Poland, its destruction and its post-War rebirth. It was published by HarperCollins in 2004. His second book, ''LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay'' was released in 2009. In October 2010, he delivered the Exemplar keynote address at the

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on the occasion of the selection of

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as the Exemplar of the Class of 2013. He has also lectured at

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Publications

* ''The Rabbi of 84th Street: The Extraordinary Life of Haskel Besser'', HarperCollins, 2004, * ''LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay'', Regnery, 2009, * ''Presidential Courage: Three Speeches That Changed America'', 2012.

Prizes

Kozak was awarded the Benton Fellowship at the

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in 1993.

References

External links

Official website

Interview
on ''LeMay'' at the

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on June 4, 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kozak, Warren 1951 births Living people American male non-fiction writers Writers from Milwaukee University of Chicago alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni Writers from Chicago 20th-century American journalists American male journalists