Jan Ziff

Jan Ziff (1 December 1953 – 5 February 2022) was a British journalist and children's writer. After working in Israel as a journalist for Voice of America and BBC World Service, she became the latter's first correspondent for the United States Department of State. She later worked on children's fiction, including a book series called Heckerty Spells.

Biography Early life and career Susan Janet Ziff was born on 1 December 1953 in Leeds, the first-born child of Barratts Shoes director Neville Ziff and musician and author Ann Rachlin. The two once lived in Shaw House, a flat complex in Mayfair,