Ivan Marion Greenberg (8 December 1896 – 11 March 1966) was an English journalist. He served as the editor of ''

The Jewish Chronicle ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

'' from 1935 to 1946. He was a

Revisionist Zionist Revisionist Zionism is an ideology developed by Ze'ev Jabotinsky, who advocated a "revision" of the "practical Zionism" of David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann which was focused on the settling of ''Eretz Yisrael'' ( Land of Israel) by independent ...

Early life

Ivan Greenberg was born in 1896 in London. His father, L. J. Greenberg, was the editor of ''The Jewish Chronicle'' and close to

Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl; hu, Herzl Tivadar; Hebrew name given at his brit milah: Binyamin Ze'ev (2 May 1860 – 3 July 1904) was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish lawyer, journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer who was the father of modern p ...

; his mother was Marion Gates. During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, he served in the

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Journalistic career

Greenberg worked as a journalist in South Africa and Australasia. He became editorial assistant at ''The Jewish Chronicle'' in 1925. He served as its editor from 1935 to 1946, when he was fired by the managing director David F. Kessler. Under his editorial leadership, ''The JC'' took a decidedly Zionist stance. Kessler dismissed him on the grounds that he was too divisive, and he was succeeded by John Maurice Shaftesley.

Political activism

Greenberg was a proponent of

Vladimir Jabotinsky Ze'ev Jabotinsky ( he, זְאֵב זַ׳בּוֹטִינְסְקִי, ''Ze'ev Zhabotinski'';, ''Wolf Zhabotinski'' 17 October 1880 – 3 August 1940), born Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky, was a Russian Jewish Revisionist Zionist leade ...

Revisionist Zionism Revisionist Zionism is an ideology developed by Ze'ev Jabotinsky, who advocated a "revision" of the "practical Zionism" of David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann which was focused on the settling of ''Eretz Yisrael'' (Land of Israel) by independent ...

. Additionally, he routinely criticised Britain's foreign policy towards

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. During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, he called for European Jews to be allowed to emigrate to Palestine, and he became associated with the Committee for a Jewish Army. Greenberg translated ''The Revolt'' by

Menachem Begin Menachem Begin ( ''Menaḥem Begin'' (); pl, Menachem Begin (Polish documents, 1931–1937); ''Menakhem Volfovich Begin''; 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992) was an Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. B ...

into English.

Death

Greenberg died on 11 March 1966 in London.

References

1896 births 1966 deaths Journalists from London British Army personnel of World War I Royal Artillery personnel English magazine editors English Jews Military personnel from London {{UK-journalist-stub