Shraga Simmons

Shraga Simmons (born 1 July 1961) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, journalist and filmmaker involved in Jewish adult education and pro-Israel activism. He is the co-founder of Aish.com and JewishPathways.com, educational websites with 500,000 unique email subscribers. He has produced a number of award-winning online films including "Google Exodus."In 2000, Simmons co-founded HonestReporting.com, the pro-Israel media watch group. In 2012, he published David & Goliath, a study of Western media bias in coverage of the Arab–Israeli conflict. The 400-page book is sourced with over 2,000 footnotes and includes statistical studies that claim to document a pervasive pro-Palestinian slant in the New York Times, CNN and much of the British media. The book met with critical acclaim, with the Wall Street Journal calling it "crucially important" and the Boston Globe describing it as "astonishing, infuriating, illuminating."

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 01, 1961
Birth place
Buffalo New York
Nationality
Israel
United States
Religion
Orthodox Judaism
Residence
Modi'in Illit
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Known for
Media coverage of the Arab–Israeli conflict
Orthodox Judaism outreach
TitleRabbi

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