Marc Schulman

Marc Schulman is a historian who has spent four decades making history accessible in print, on screen, and online. He began developing educational software for the Macintosh in 1984, the year the computer was introduced, with MacHome and MacChoice, and in 1989 created one of the first multimedia biographies, a life of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He is the founder and editor of HistoryCentral, one of the oldest and largest history sites on the web, and the author of History of American Presidential Elections: From George Washington to Joseph Biden, along with works on American history, naval history, and the presidency. He was among the earliest developers of history apps for the iPhone and iPad.

He first moved to Israel in 1975 and served in the

Marc Schulman is a historian who has spent four decades making history accessible in print, on screen, and online. He began developing educational software for the Macintosh in 1984, the year the computer was introduced, with MacHome and MacChoice, and in 1989 created one of the first multimedia biographies, a life of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He is the founder and editor of HistoryCentral, one of the oldest and largest history sites on the web, and the author of History of American Presidential Elections: From George Washington to Joseph Biden, along with works on American history, naval history, and the presidency. He was among the earliest developers of history apps for the iPhone and iPad.

He first moved to Israel in 1975 and served in the Israeli army. Since returning to Tel Aviv in 2011, he has chronicled Israeli politics and daily life: for ten years as a Newsweek columnist, and today in his newsletter and podcast, Tel Aviv Diary, which has published daily since October 7, 2023. He appears regularly as a commentator on i24NEWS. His latest book is Between Hope and Fear: Israel from Oslo to October 7. He holds a BA and MA from Columbia University, and lives in Tel Aviv with his wife, Amy. They have three children.