Maurice Najman (1948–1999) was a French political journalist during the late 1960s. He had a leftist political stance and mainly worked for Libération and Le Monde diplomatique. He was one of the leading figures of the youth movement of 1968 and cofounded a leftist organization, Comités d’Action Lycéens (CAL), targeting high school students in 1967.
Biography
Najman was born in Paris in 1948. His parents were of Polish-Jewish origin. His father was a communist militant His mother, Solange, was a survivor of Auschwitz. Her mother was Rosa Luxemburg’s cousin.
Najman was a member of the Revolutionary Marxist Alliance (AMR), a Trotskyist organization, in the 1970s. He contributed to Libération, Le Monde diplomatique and L’Autre journal in which he published articles on international politics. He died in Paris on 4 February 1999.
References
- Hanley, David; Kerr, Pat (April 1989). May '68: Coming of Age. Springer. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-349-19847-4.
- "Portrait of Maurice Najman (1948-1999), journalist". Bridgeman Images. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Claude Kowal (17 January 2013). "Maurice Najman (1948-1999)". Association Autogestion (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Exhibition curators" (PDF). umass.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Vincent Noce (5 February 1999). "Mort du journaliste Maurice Najman. Militant gauchiste; il avait travaillé à «Libération»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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