Gil Kezwer

Who is Gil Kezwer?

Gil Kezwer is a Toronto, Canada-born journalist who now lives in Jerusalem, Israel. He has published more than 3,000 newspaper and magazine articles in the United States, Canada, Britain and Israel. In Israel, Gil changed his surname to Zohar - a Hebrew word meaning radiance, as well as being the main text of the Kabbala.

Much of Kezwer's writing focuses on the Middle East and the Jewish People. Among the newspapers he writes for are The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report and The Jewish Tribune in Toronto, Canada. He moved from Toronto to Israel in 2005.

Apart from his work as a writer and editor, Kezwer is a tour guide, and a sculptor working in granite, alabaster, glass and metal.