Ivan Greenberg
| Ivan Greenberg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1896 London, U.K. |
| Died |
11 March 1966 London, U.K. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Parent(s) |
L. J. Greenberg Marion Gates |
Ivan Greenberg (1896-1966) was an English journalist. He served as the editor of The Jewish Chronicle from 1935 to 1946. He was a Revisionist Zionist
Early life
Ivan Greenberg was born in 1896 in London.[1][2] His father, L. J. Greenberg, was the editor of The Jewish Chronicle and close to Theodore Herzl;[3] his mother was Marion Gates.[2] During World War I, he served in the Royal Artillery.[2]
Journalistic career
Greenberg worked as a journalist in South Africa and Australasia.[2] He became editorial assistant at The Jewish Chronicle in 1925.[2] He served as its editor from 1935 to 1946,[1][2] when he was fired by the managing director David F. Kessler.[3] Under his editorial leadership, the JC took a decidedly Zionist stance.[4] Kessler dismissed him on the grounds that he was too divisive, and he was succeeded by John Maurice Shaftesley.[5]
Political activism
Greenberg was a proponent of Vladimir Jabotinsky's Revisionist Zionism.[1] Additionally, he routinely criticized Britain's foreign policy towards Palestine (later known as Israel).[6] During World War II, he called for European Jews to be allowed to emigrate to Palestine, and he became associated with the Committee for a Jewish Army.[7]
Greenberg translated The Revolt by Menachem Begin into English.[1][6]
Death
Greenberg died on 11 March 1966 in London.[1][6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ivan Greenberg, Former Editor of London Jewish Chronicle, Dead". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. March 15, 1966. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cesarani, David (1994). The Jewish Chronicle and Anglo-Jewry, 1841-1991. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. pp. 158–159. ISBN 9780521434348. OCLC 27146108.
- 1 2 Alderman, Geoffrey (2009). The Communal Gadfly: An Anthology. Brighton, Massachusetts: Academic Studies Press. p. 11. ISBN 9781618110565. OCLC 769188604.
- ↑ Wendehorst, Stephan (2012). British Jewry, Zionism, and the Jewish State, 1936-1956. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780199265305. OCLC 723450955.
- ↑ Paul, Geoffrey (December 1, 1999). "David Kessler". The Guardian. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Rubinstein, William D., ed. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Basingstoke, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 372. ISBN 9781403939104.
- ↑ Shapiro, Robert Moses (2003). Why Didn't the Press Shout? American & International Journalism During the Holocaust. Hoboken, New Jersey: Yeshiva University Press. p. 186. ISBN 9780881257755. OCLC 50441533.