Marcus Sheff (born 1963) is an Israeli-British non-profit chief executive officer (CEO), former media executive and journalist.
Marcus Sheff | |
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 Sheff testifying before the US Congress on the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Whitefield, Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Early life and education
editSheff was born in the Whitefield, Manchester, United Kingdom in 1963 in a Jewish family.[1] His late father, Alan, a dentist, was president of the Whitefield Hebrew Congregation.[1] His mother, Sylvia, was a recipient of the MBE.[1] She led a campaign to free Soviet Jews, most notable among them is Natan Sharansky.[1]
Sheff was educated at the Prestwich Jewish Day School, now known as Yesoiday Hatorah as well as Bolton School.[1] Later, he attended the University of Leeds and graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations.[1][2] He held several posts at the student union as was elected General Secretary of Leeds University Union in 1984 and on the NUS anti-racism committee in 1985.[1]
Sheff is married to Inbal.[1]
Career
editAt the age of 23 Sheff moved to Israel.[1] There, he became involved in the political world after joining The Nation as a reporter.[1] Later, when The Nation became defunct, he joined The Jerusalem Post and worked there for the next two years as an editor.[1]
In 1990 Sheff co-founded strategic communications company, The Word Shop and after selling it a decade later, worked in strategic communications for global firms.[1]
From 2007 to 2014 Sheff was the chief executive officer (CEO) of The Israel Project.[1][3] Before joining the Israel Project, he was the CEO of Intermedia.[4]
In 2020 Sheff was included in the Algemeiner Journal's Jewish 100 list.[5]
Sheff is the current CEO of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se).[5][6] Under his tenure, IMPACE-se has submitted extensive reports which evaluate the textbook curriculum of countries around the world, particularly the Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia,[7] the United Arab Emirates,[8] Qatar,[9] Yemen[10] and the Palestinian Authority,[11] urging them to reform their textbooks.[6] In many instances, the suggestions were accepted, and the textbooks in question were reformed and became more moderate.[12]
Sheff is also a Major in reserves in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Unit.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Marcus Sheff". Jewish Telegraph.
- ^ "Team IMPACT". IMPACT-se.
- ^ Rudoren, Jodi (22 November 2013). "Son of Israeli Ex-President Takes Helm of Labor Party, Urging Peace". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Promoting-Tolerance-Through-Education-Event-Bios.pdf
- ^ a b "Marcus Sheff". Algemeiner Journal.
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia has been scrubbing its textbooks of anti-Semitic and misogynistic passages". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Hubbard, Ben (19 January 2021). "In Saudi Arabia, Quiet Changes May Ease Tensions With Biden". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/01/24/report-uae-textbooks-encourage-coexistence-yet-israel-still-not-on-school-maps/
- ^ "Qatari textbooks making slow progress on removing antisemitism". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Iran using Yemen's education system to glorify jihad". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Palestinian Authority's textbooks glorify terror, antisemitism". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia has been scrubbing its textbooks of anti-Semitic and misogynistic passages". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/10/24/exp-israel-kibbutz-collins-pkg-102403aseg1.cnn?cid=ios_app