Veteran Israeli Foreign Correspondent Gideon Kutz Dies at 78
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Gideon Kutz, a prominent Israeli foreign correspondent who covered Europe for decades, has died in Paris at 78. Kutz reported on numerous significant international events and was also an academic and historian.
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- Veteran Israeli journalist Gideon Kutz died in Paris at 78.
- He was the long-time Paris correspondent for Israel Radio.
- Kutz covered major European and global events for over 40 years.
- He was also a professor and historian of Jewish journalism.
- He held leadership roles in the French foreign press association.
Gideon Kutz, a veteran Israeli journalist and foreign correspondent, passed away in Paris at the age of 78. For four decades, Kutz served as the Paris correspondent for Kol Israel (Israel Radio), becoming a recognizable voice reporting on France and Europe for Israeli public broadcasting.
Born in Łódź, Poland, in 1948, Kutz immigrated to Israel with his family in 1957. He began his broadcasting career with Kol Israel in 1986 and later became the European correspondent for Channel 1. He continued his role as a European correspondent and commentator with the establishment of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.
Throughout his extensive career, Kutz covered major global events, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the revolutions in Eastern Europe, the Yugoslav and Chechen wars, the Middle East peace process, the Arab Spring, terrorist attacks in Europe, the Ukraine crisis, and nuclear talks with Iran.
Beyond his journalism, Kutz was a researcher and historian specializing in the history of Hebrew and Jewish journalism in Europe. He was a full professor of Communication and Culture at Paris 8 University and edited the journal "Kesher," dedicated to the study of Jewish and Israeli press and communication history. Kutz also served for five years as president of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in France and was its honorary president.
He is survived by his wife, journalist and photographer Yafa Eiron-Kutz, and their two children.
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