invitation to appear on his show. Peretz is portrayed in Stephen Glass's 2003 novel The Fabulist and by Ted Kotcheff in the 2003 film Shattered Glass, based on the Glass controversy. Honors and awards Peretz has seven honorary doctorates: the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Bard College (1982), Coe College (1983), Long Island University (1988), Brandeis University (1989), Hebrew College (1990), Chicago Theological Seminary (1994), and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1987)." In 1993, Harvard inaugurated the Martin Peretz Chair in Yiddish Literature in his honor. The Chair is currently held by Ruth Wisse. Peretz has been a member of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Board of Advisors. References External links The Spine, Martin Peretz's blog at The New Republic"Marty Peretz's Word Power", SlateSohrab Ahmari. Martin Peretz: From Truman to McGovern to Obama, Wall Street Journal'', 3 August 2012 1938 births Jewish American journalists American male journalists American people of Polish-Jewish descent American Zionists Brandeis University alumni Harvard University alumni Harvard University faculty Journalists from New York City Living people The Bronx High School of Science alumni The New Republic people American mass media company founders American technology company founders The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Neoconservatism