Érik Izraelewicz facts for kids
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Érik Izraelewicz
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Érik Izraelewicz in 2009
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| Born | 6 February 1954 Strasbourg, France
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| Died | 27 November 2012 (aged 58) Paris, France
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| Alma mater | HEC Paris |
| Occupation | Journalist and author |
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Le Monde |
Érik Izraelewicz (born February 6, 1954 – died November 27, 2012) was a well-known French journalist and author. He was an expert in economics and finance. From 2011, he was the director and head editor of the daily newspaper Le Monde. Before that, he held similar top jobs at other financial newspapers like Les Echos and La Tribune.
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About Érik Izraelewicz
Early Life and Education
Érik Izraelewicz was born in Strasbourg, France. His family was of Polish-Jewish background. He spent some of his early years in Haguenau, where his father worked as a doctor.
He went to high school in Haguenau and Strasbourg. In 1976, he finished his studies at the École des hautes études commerciales (HEC) in Jouy-en-Josas. After that, he studied journalism for two years at the Centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ). He also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1979, he earned a special degree in international economics.
His Career as a Journalist
Izraelewicz began his career as a journalist focusing on economics and finance. He first worked at a weekly magazine called L′Usine nouvelle. In 1981, he joined L′Expansion.
In 1985, he helped start a financial newspaper called La Tribune de l′économie, which later became La Tribune. In 1986, he started working at Le Monde in the economics department. He wrote about French finances, banks, and insurance. By 1989, he became the head of that department.
From 1993 to 1994, he was Le Monde's reporter in New York City. In 1996, he became the chief editor. He left Le Monde in 2000 to become the managing editor of Les Echos, another financial newspaper. He became its director in 2007.
He left Les Echos in 2008 because he disagreed with the newspaper being sold to the LVMH group. He then joined La Tribune as its director. In 2010, he left La Tribune. In 2011, he applied to be the director of Le Monde. On February 7, 2011, he was chosen for the job. The journalists at the newspaper also approved his appointment a few days later.
Érik Izraelewicz sadly passed away while working in his newspaper office. He had a heart attack and was pronounced dead at a hospital in Paris. He was 58 years old.
What He Said
Érik Izraelewicz once said: "I don't think of myself as an economist. I am first and foremost a journalist, an economical journalist. I came to economics through journalism." This means he saw himself as a reporter who specialized in money matters, rather than someone who just studied economics.
In an article for Le Monde in 1996, Izraelewicz wrote about the Olympic Games in Atlanta. He described some problems he saw there, saying it showed a "megalomaniacal America. An America enslaved by technology. An America ruled by money." He also quoted someone from the International Olympic Committee who said, "It is our fault. We should not have handed over the Olympic Games to private enterprises because their sole aim is to make money."
Awards He Received
Érik Izraelewicz received several awards for his writing:
- In 1999, he won the first Prix du livre d'économie for his book "Le Capitalisme zinzin".
- In 2005, he received the Prix Aujourd'hui for his book "Quand la Chine change le monde".
- In 2011, his book "L'arrogance chinoise" won the prix lycéen «Lire l'Économie», which is an award chosen by high school students.
