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| + | '''David Francis Kessler''', OBE, (6 June 1906 - 24 November 1999) was a British publisher and author. He was the managing director of ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''. | ||
| + | ==Early life== | ||
| + | David Kessler was born on 6 June 1906 in [[Pretoria]], South Africa.<ref name="theguardianobit">{{cite news|last1=Paul|first1=Geoffrey|title=David Kessler|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/dec/01/guardianobituaries|accessdate=October 23, 2016|work=The Guardian|date=December 1, 1999}}</ref><ref name="theindependentobit">{{cite news|last1=Finkelstone|first1=Joseph|title=Obituary: David Kessler|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-david-kessler-1129582.html|accessdate=October 23, 2016|work=The Independent|date=November 29, 1999}}</ref><ref name="cesarani158">{{cite book|last1=Cesarani|first1=David|title=The Jewish Chronicle and Anglo-Jewry, 1841-1991|date=1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge, U.K.|isbn=9780521434348|oclc=27146108|page=158}}</ref> His father, [[Leopold Kessler (Zionist)|Leopold Kessler]], was a friend of [[Theodor Herzl]], an early proponent of [[Zionism]], and a shareholder of ''The Jewish Chronicle''. | ||
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| + | Kessler was educated at [[Leighton Park School]] in [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] before graduating from the [[University of Cambridge]], where he earned a bachelor's degree in law and economics.<ref name="theguardianobit"/><ref name="theindependentobit"/><ref name="cesarani158"/> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Kessler began his career by working for [[Antonin Besse]],<ref name="cesarani158"/> an oil and shipping businessman with ties to the [[Royal Dutch Shell]] in [[Aden]], Yemen.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> He subsequently worked for the Palestine Potash Company, later known as the [[Dead Sea Works]], in [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="theguardianobit"/><ref name="theindependentobit"/><ref name="cesarani158"/> | ||
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| + | Kessler became the managing director of ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' in London in 1935.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> In 1946, he dismissed the editor, [[Ivan Greenberg]], who was deemed too divisive.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> Instead, he appointed [[John Maurice Shaftesley]], who remained in the post until 1958, when he hired [[William Frankel]].<ref name="theindependentobit"/> | ||
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| + | Kessler wrote two books.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> He was a founding member of the [[Minority Rights Group]].<ref name="theguardianobit"/> He served as the chairman of the Falasha Welfare Association and the [[Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide|Wiener Library]] in London.<ref name="theguardianobit"/><ref name="theindependentobit"/> He became OBE in 1996.<ref name="theguardianobit"/><ref name="theindependentobit"/> | ||
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| + | ==Personal life and death== | ||
| + | Kessler had a wife, Matilda, a son ([[Charles Kessler]]), and three daughters.<ref name="theguardianobit"/> They lived in Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, England, where he died on 24 November 1999.<ref name="theguardianobit"/><ref name="theindependentobit"/> | ||
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| + | ==Works== | ||
| + | *{{cite book|last1=Kessler|first1=David|title=The Falashas: A Short History of the Ethiopian Jews|date=1996|publisher=Frank Cass|location=London|isbn=9780714646466|oclc=33078505|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/falashas00davi}} | ||
| + | *{{cite book|last1=Kessler|first1=David|title=The Rothschilds and Disraeli in Buckinghamshire|date=1996|publisher=Rothschild Waddesdon|location=Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, U.K.|isbn=9780952780908|oclc=54503723}} | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | *{{cite book|last1=Crown|first1=Alan D.|title=Noblesse Oblige: Essays in Honour of David Kessler OBE|date=1998|publisher=[[Vallentine Mitchell]] |location=London|isbn=9780853033561|oclc=38549790}} | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Jewish Chronicle]] | ||
| + | *[[Kessler Foundation]] Resigned on 31 December 1991 | ||
==Related== | ==Related== | ||
*[[Leopold Kessler (Zionist)]] - Father | *[[Leopold Kessler (Zionist)]] - Father | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 29 December 2022
(born June 1906) David Francis Kessler, OBE, (6 June 1906 - 24 November 1999) was a British publisher and author. He was the managing director of The Jewish Chronicle.
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Early life
David Kessler was born on 6 June 1906 in Pretoria, South Africa.[1][2][3] His father, Leopold Kessler, was a friend of Theodor Herzl, an early proponent of Zionism, and a shareholder of The Jewish Chronicle.
Kessler was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading before graduating from the University of Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor's degree in law and economics.[1][2][3]
Career
Kessler began his career by working for Antonin Besse,[3] an oil and shipping businessman with ties to the Royal Dutch Shell in Aden, Yemen.[1] He subsequently worked for the Palestine Potash Company, later known as the Dead Sea Works, in Jerusalem.[1][2][3]
Kessler became the managing director of The Jewish Chronicle in London in 1935.[1] In 1946, he dismissed the editor, Ivan Greenberg, who was deemed too divisive.[1] Instead, he appointed John Maurice Shaftesley, who remained in the post until 1958, when he hired William Frankel.[2]
Kessler wrote two books.[1] He was a founding member of the Minority Rights Group.[1] He served as the chairman of the Falasha Welfare Association and the Wiener Library in London.[1][2] He became OBE in 1996.[1][2]
Personal life and death
Kessler had a wife, Matilda, a son (Charles Kessler), and three daughters.[1] They lived in Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, England, where he died on 24 November 1999.[1][2]
Works
- The Falashas: A Short History of the Ethiopian Jews. 1996. Frank Cass . ISBN 9780714646466.
- The Rothschilds and Disraeli in Buckinghamshire. 1996. Rothschild Waddesdon . ISBN 9780952780908.
Further reading
- Noblesse Oblige: Essays in Honour of David Kessler OBE. 1998. Vallentine Mitchell . ISBN 9780853033561.
Affiliations
- Jewish Chronicle
- Kessler Foundation Resigned on 31 December 1991
Related
- Leopold Kessler (Zionist) - Father
- Charles Kessler (Kessler Foundation (UK)) - Son - born July 1952
- Michael Simon Kessler (Kessler Foundation (UK)) - born December 1972
- Marcus David Kessler - born June 1992
