David Binder

David Binder was a prolific journalist, author and lecturer who reported for The New York Times from 1961 until 2004. Raised in Chicago, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard, was a Fulbright scholar in Germany at Cologne University and worked for The Louisville Times in Kentucky, The London Daily Mail and The Minneapolis Tribune before joining the Times. His ICWA fellowship took place from 1957 to 1960 in Cold War Germany, where he studied the effects of a nation torn between Western Europe and the Soviet Union. He went on to report for the Times about topics including the building of the Berlin Wall, the 1968 Prague Spring and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. His many books include The Other German: Willy Brandt’s Life and Times.

ICWA Dispatches by David Binder

  • David Binder Newsletters

    Fellowship Years: 1957 - 1960 Fellowship Area(s): Germany Stubborn City: First Impressions No More Nationalism: Giessen’s Primary Schools Unbuttoning the Strait-Jacket: Giessen’s High Schools The Gothic Labyrinth: Giessen’s Other Schools...

Publications by David Binder

  • David Binder Newsletters

    Fellowship Years: 1957 - 1960 Fellowship Area(s): Germany Stubborn City: First Impressions No More Nationalism: Giessen’s Primary Schools Unbuttoning the Strait-Jacket: Giessen’s High Schools The Gothic Labyrinth: Giessen’s Other Schools...