Maurice Najman

Maurice Najman (1948–1999) was a French political journalist during the late 1960s.[1][2] He had a leftist political stance and mainly worked for Libération and Le Monde diplomatique.[3] 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.[3]

Biography

Najman was born in Paris in 1948.[4] His parents were of Polish-Jewish origin.[5] His father was a communist militant[3] His mother, Solange, was a survivor of Auschwitz.[4] Her mother was Rosa Luxemburg’s cousin.[4]

Najman was a member of the Revolutionary Marxist Alliance (AMR), a Trotskyist organization, in the 1970s.[3] He contributed to Libération, Le Monde diplomatique and L’Autre journal in which he published articles on international politics.[4] He died in Paris on 4 February 1999.[5]

References

1. Hanley, David; Kerr, Pat (April 1989). May '68: Coming of Age. Springer. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-349-19847-4.
2. "Portrait of Maurice Najman (1948-1999), journalist". Bridgeman Images. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
3. Claude Kowal (17 January 2013). "Maurice Najman (1948-1999)". Association Autogestion (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
4. "Exhibition curators" (PDF). umass.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
5. Vincent Noce (5 February 1999). "Mort du journaliste Maurice Najman. Militant gauchiste; il avait travaillé à «Libération»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.