Veteran American-Israeli journalist and correspondent Josh Mitnick died on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. He was 50.
Since moving to Israel from New Jersey in 1997 with a master's degree in political science from the University of Michigan, Mitnick worked for a number of global publications, including Bloomberg News, The Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Jewish Week and Foreign Policy.
Longtime CSM colleague Ilene Prusher wrote that Mitnick "was an incredibly talented journalist, and one of those rare people who does great reporting not by being aggressive and pushy, but by being everything a journalist should be: caring, compassionate, and curious about the world. He was a great friend, a gentle spirit, and a wonderful writer."
Another colleague, Jonathan Ferziger, formerly of Bloomberg, told the Post, "Josh loved this country and tried to convey its complexity and its beauty to people everywhere. He cared so much about reporting and getting the story right — the content, the tone and the key factor of fairness."
Mitnick is survived by his wife, Lesley Benedikt and their three children.