David Francis Kessler, OBE, (6 June 1906 - 24 November 1999) was a British publisher and author. He was the managing director of The Jewish Chronicle.
David Francis Kessler
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| Born | 6 June 1906
Pretoria, South Africa
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| Died | 24 November 1999 (1999-11-25) (aged 93)
Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, England, U.K.
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| Alma mater | Leighton Park School University of Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, author |
| Spouse | Matilda Kessler |
| Children | 1 son, 3 daughters |
| Parent | Leopold Kessler |
David Kessler was born on 6 June 1906 in Pretoria, South Africa.[1][2][3] His father, Leopold Kessler, was a friend of Theodor Herzl, an early proponent of Zionism, and a shareholder of The Jewish Chronicle.
Kessler was educated at Leighton Park SchoolinReading before graduating from the University of Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor's degree in law and economics.[1][2][3]
Kessler began his career by working for Antonin Besse,[3] an oil and shipping businessman with ties to the Royal Dutch ShellinAden, Yemen.[1] He subsequently worked for the Palestine Potash Company, later known as the Dead Sea Works, in Jerusalem.[1][2][3]
Kessler became the managing director of The Jewish Chronicle in London in 1935.[1] In 1946, he dismissed the editor, Ivan Greenberg, who was deemed too divisive.[1] Instead, he appointed John Maurice Shaftesley, who remained in the post until 1958, when he hired William Frankel.[2]
Kessler wrote two books.[1] He was a founding member of the Minority Rights Group.[1] He served as the chairman of the Falasha Welfare Association and the Wiener Library in London.[1][2] He became OBE in 1996.[1][2]
Kessler had a wife, Matilda, a son, and three daughters.[1] They resided in Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, England, where he died on 24 November 1999.[1][2]
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