Jake Wallis Simons

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Jake Wallis Simons
BornJacob Timothy Wallis Simons
1978or1979(age 45–46)
OccupationJournalist and novelist
NationalityBritish
Alma mater St Peter's College, Oxford
University of East Anglia
Notable awards Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize (2011)
Website
jakewallissimons.com

Jacob Timothy Wallis Simons [1] (born 1978 or 1979) [2] is a British journalist and writer, who has been editor of The Jewish Chronicle since December 2021. [3]

Born in London, he graduated with a first class degree in English from St Peter's College, Oxford, before completing a PhD in creative writing at the University of East Anglia in 2009. [4]

He has written four novels, [2] including The English German Girl, which won the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize in 2011. [5] His book Israelophobia , a polemic attacking anti-Zionism, was published in 2023. [6] [7]

Under Simons' tenure, The Jewish Chronicle's reporting has been described as becoming increasingly right-wing, [8] sensationalist [9] and pro-Israel. [9] [10] Under his tenure in September 2024, the paper was subject to criticism regarding fabricated stories regarding the ongoing war in Gaza by an author who had allegedly fabricated large parts of his CV and little prior work in journalism. [9] [11]

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  4. "Just published: debut spy thriller 'The Pure' by UEA alumnus Jake Simons". New Writing. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. Flood, Alison (19 May 2011). "Turn up for the books: Fiction Uncovered boosts eight neglected authors". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. Boyes, Roger (2023-09-09). "Israelophobia by Jake Wallis Simons review — is this the oldest hatred's new face?" . The Times . Archived from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  7. El-Eini, Roza I.M. (2024-01-02). "Israelophobia: the newest version of the oldest hatred & what to do about it: by Jake Wallis Simons, London, Constable, 2023, x + 211 pp., £12.99 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-40871-927-5". Israel Affairs. 30 (1): 195–197. doi:10.1080/13537121.2024.2298042. ISSN   1353-7121.
  8. Beaumont, Peter (2024-09-14). "Crisis at Jewish Chronicle as stories based on 'wild fabrications' are withdrawn". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2024-09-15.
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