Veteran Haaretz Journalist Nehemia Shtrasler Retires After 44 Years
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Veteran Haaretz journalist and economic commentator Nehemia Shtrasler, 75, is retiring after 44 years with the newspaper. His final column will be published Friday, and he will bid farewell to colleagues next week. Shtrasler, a recipient of the Sokolov Prize, was known for his work on economic policy, cost of living, and public interest issues. Haaretz Editor Aluf Benn lauded his significant contributions to public and economic struggles in Israel.
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- Nehemia Shtrasler, 75, is retiring from Haaretz after 44 years of writing and editing.
- Shtrasler's final column will be published Friday, with a farewell to colleagues next week.
- He received the Sokolov Prize in 1988 for exposing pension benefits and bank stock crash accountability.
- Shtrasler advocated for causes like the Price Tag Law and free import.
- Haaretz Editor Aluf Benn praised Shtrasler's "journalistic struggles for the Israeli public."
Veteran Israeli economic commentator and journalist Nehemia Shtrasler, 75, is retiring from the newspaper Haaretz this week after 44 years of writing and editing. Shtrasler, whose final column will be published Friday, stated, "I felt the time had come to retire." He began his career at Haaretz in 1983 as the economic editor, a role he held for 16 years, before becoming a senior economic and political commentator.
Over his decades-long tenure, Shtrasler focused on Israeli government economic policies, the cost of living, and the balance between the free market and powerful economic entities. One of his notable investigations exposed the pension benefits received by Ernest Japhe, former chairman of Bank Leumi. In 1988, Shtrasler received the Sokolov Prize for his exposé on pension conditions and for a series of articles calling for accountability from bankers responsible for the 1983 bank stock market crash.
In addition to his journalistic work, Shtrasler authored several books, including "And They Won't Cheat You" and the children's book "Where Did the Money Tree Go?".
Haaretz Editor Aluf Benn praised Shtrasler's contributions, stating, "I thank Nehemia for the decades in which he was a symbol of journalistic struggles for the Israeli public and its welfare." Benn highlighted Shtrasler's advocacy for public causes, such as the Price Tag Law, free import, daylight saving time, and opposition to the dairy cartel and Haredi draft evasion. Benn added that Shtrasler will be missed for his willingness to express unpopular opinions and engage in debates within the newsroom.
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