About S. J. Goldsmith
Lived 1910 – 1995 (aged 84). S. J. Goldsmith was a Lithuanian and British journalist.
S. J. Goldsmith (; born Shmuel Yosef Goldshmidt; 18 April 1910 – 18 January 1995), also known as Sam Goldsmith, was a journalist, author, and editor of Lithuanian Jewish heritage in the European Jewish press and English press.
Early life and education Goldsmith was born in Jonava, Lithuania, on April 18, 1910. He graduated from Schwabe Hebrew Gymnasium and Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas.
His early career was in the Jewish press of Eastern Europe, writing for the daily . From 1934 to 1939, he wrote for Hayntike Nayes (Today's News), the paper's evening edition, becoming its editor in 1933. He relocated to London in 1939.
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Who was S. J. Goldsmith?
Lithuanian journalist
When was S. J. Goldsmith born?
S. J. Goldsmith was born on 18 April 1910 in Jonava.
When did S. J. Goldsmith die?
S. J. Goldsmith died on 18 January 1995.
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S. J. Goldsmith was a journalist.
What nationality was S. J. Goldsmith?
S. J. Goldsmith was Lithuanian and British.
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