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American journalist and author (1927–2022)
Midge Decter
Born
Midge Rosenthal
(1927-07-25 ) July 25, 1927
Died May 9, 2022(2022-05-09) (aged 94 )
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s ) Journalist, author, writer Spouses
(m. 1948; div. 1954)
(m. 1956)
Children 4; including Rachel Abrams , Ruthie Blum and John Podhoretz
Midge Decter (née Rosenthal ; July 25, 1927 – May 9, 2022) was an American journalist and author.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Originally a liberal, she was one of the pioneers of the neoconservative movement in the 1970s and 1980s.[6] She was a critic of feminism and the women's liberation movement .[6]
Early life
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Decter was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota , on July 25, 1927.[7] [8] [6] She was the youngest of three daughters of Rose (née Calmenson) and Harry Rosenthal, a sporting goods merchant.[9] [10] Her family was middle-class and Jewish.[11] [6] She attended the University of Minnesota for one year, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America from 1946 to 1948, and New York University , but did not graduate from any of them.[8] [12] She initially identified as a liberal on the political spectrum .[8] [13]
Career
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Decter was assistant editor at Midstream , before working as secretary to the then-editor of Commentary , Robert Warshow .[1] Later she was the executive editor of Harper's Magazine under Willie Morris .[1] She then began working in publishing as an editor at Basic Books and Legacy Books .[1] Her writing has been published in Commentary , First Things , The Atlantic , National Review , The New Republic , The Weekly Standard , and The American Spectator .[1] [2] [14]
Together with Donald Rumsfeld , Decter was the co-chair of the Committee for the Free World , an anti-communist organization.[6] She was one of the original champions of the neoconservative movement with her spouse, Norman Podhoretz .[2] She was also a founder of the Independent Women's Forum , and was founding treasurer for the Northcote Parkinson Fund, founded and chaired by John Train . She was a member of the board of trustees for The Heritage Foundation .[3] She was also a board member of the Center for Security Policy and the Clare Boothe Luce Fund.[2] A member of the Philadelphia Society , she was, for a time, its president.[15]
Decter was arguably the leading antifeminist in the United States prior to Phyllis Schlafly's rise to prominence.[6] She was a critic of the women's liberation movement.[6] She defended "traditional" gender roles and "family values."[6] She was a critic of the gay rights movement.[6]
Following a tongue-in-cheek remark by Russell Kirk , the Society's founder, about the prevalence of Jewish intellectuals in the neoconservative movement, Decter labelled Kirk an anti-Semite .[16] She was also a senior fellow at the Institute of Religion and Public Life .[1] She was one of the signatories to Statement of Principles for the Project for the New American Century .[17] Decter served on the national advisory board of Accuracy in Media .[18]
In 2008, Midge Decter received the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation .[19]
Personal life
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Decter married her first husband, Moshe Decter , in 1948.[13] Together, they had two children: Naomi and Rachel , who predeceased Decter in 2013.[8] [12] They divorced in 1954.[8] Two years later, she married Norman Podhoretz , a neoconservative, who went on to become editor of Commentary magazine.[8] [6] They remained married until her death. Together, they had two children: Ruthie Blum and John Podhoretz .[8] [12]
Decter lived most of her adult life in Manhattan.[6] She died on May 9, 2022, at her home in Manhattan . She was 94 years old.[8] [12]
Publications
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External videos Booknotes interview with Decter on An Old Wife's Tale , October 7, 2001 , C-SPAN Presentation by Decter on Always Right , November 1, 2002 , C-SPAN Presentation by Decter on Rumsfeld , October 14, 2003 , C-SPAN Washington Journal interview with Decter on Rumsfeld , April 23, 2004 , C-SPAN
References
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^ a b Heritage Foundation Board of Trustees Archived March 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Gallagher, Dorothy (September 16, 2001). "No U-Turns" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
^ "Converts Podhoretz & Decter Didn't Get a Job from Reagan, but Don't Knock a Blurb" . Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Grinberg, Ronnie (2023). " "The First Lady of Neoconservatism": Midge Decter and the Politics of Family Values" . Journal of American History . 110 (3 ): 497–521. doi :10.1093/jahist/jaad265 .
^ Fermaglich, Kirsten (June 23, 2021). "The Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: Midge Decter" . Jewish Women's Archive . Retrieved May 11, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h Martin, Douglas (May 9, 2022). "Midge Decter, an Architect of Neoconservatism, Dies at 94" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 10, 2022 .
^ Hyman, Paula; Moore, Deborah Dash; Weisbard, Phyllis Holman; Society, American Jewish Historical (January 1, 1998). Jewish Women in America: A-L . Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-91934-0 . Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via Google Books.
^ Current Biography Yearbook . H. W. Wilson Company. April 12, 1982. Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via Internet Archive. Midge Rosenthal Decter.
^ Swain, Carol (2003). Contemporary voices of white nationalism in America . Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 81 . ISBN 978-0521016933 . Note: this quote is from the authors' introductory essay, not from the interviews.
^ a b c d Hasson, Judi (May 9, 2022). "Midge Decter, social critic and leader of neoconservative movement, dies at 94" . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 10, 2022 .
^ a b Italie, Hillel (May 10, 2022). "Midge Decter, leading neo-conservative, dead at 94" . Associated Press {AP}. Retrieved May 10, 2022 .
^ American Spectator webpage Archived November 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Presidents of The Philadelphia Society" . February 23, 2010. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2012 .
^ "Conservative Minder" "The Weekly Standard" Retrieved April 15, 2019
^ "New American Century Statement of Principles" . Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved June 6, 2007 .
^ "Frequently Asked Questions" . Accuracy in Media . Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2012 .
^ "Recipients of the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom" . Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation . Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012 .
^ Decter, Midge (2000). Losing the First Battle, Winning the War . Heritage Foundation.
^ Decter, Midge (1971). The Liberated Woman and Other Americans . Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.
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