Sarah Honig (

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: שרה הוניג) is an Israeli journalist and opinion columnist.

Early life

Honig was born in Israel and reared in both Israel and the United States. She was educated at the High School of Music and Art in New York City and at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

Career

Honig began work as a reporter for the

Jerusalem Post ''The Jerusalem Post'' is an English-language Israeli broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Je ...

in 1968, while still a university student. In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Honig was the leading reporter covering the Movement to Free Soviet Jewry and the

Refusenik Refusenik (, ; alternatively spelled refusnik) was an unofficial term for individuals—typically, but not exclusively, Soviet Jews—who were denied permission to emigrate, primarily to Israel, by the authorities of the Soviet Union and oth ...

s. In the early 1980s she became the Post's senior political correspondent. She had a column on Israeli politics, ''Insider Dealings.'' From 1991–2001 she was the Post's political analyst. Since 1999 she has had a column, ''Another Tack,'' covering Israel and world affairs. Since 2003 she has also been a senior editorial writer.

Publications

*''Debunking the Bull: For Seekers of Another Tack'' (Gefen, 2013)

Personal life

Honig is a mother, and an artist. She collects antique and vintage dolls.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Honig, Sarah The Jerusalem Post people Israeli women journalists Living people Israeli journalists Year of birth missing (living people) The High School of Music & Art alumni Tel Aviv University alumni