Menachem Samuel Arnoni (February 1, 1922 – February 10, 1985), known as M.S. Arnoni, was a political activist, journalist, and philosopher. He was best known for editing and creating the left-wing magazine The Minority of One.
Arnoni was born in Łódź, Poland in 1922.[1] He was born as Meniek Sztajer, the son of an engineer.[2] In 1944, Arnoni and his family were held in the Łódź Ghetto. In August of that year, he was sent to Auschwitz before he was liberated in May 1945.[2]
Arnoni moved to the United States in 1954.[3] In 1959, Arnoni founded the monthly magazine The Minority of One,[4] which he described as an independent journal "dedicated to the eradication of all restrictions on thought."[5] The magazine's Board of Sponsors included Bertrand Russell, Albert Schweitzer, and Linus Pauling.[6] It was known for its articles on the peace movement, civil liberties, and criticism of both American and Soviet foreign policy.[7] He was one of the first journalists to criticize the Vietnam War.[8] Oleg Kalugin alleged that Arnoni unknowingly accepted articles on foreign policy for publication that had been prepared by the KGB.[9] The magazine was also critical of the Warren Commission and published articles by prominent critics of the government's investigation into the Kennedy assassination.[10]
Arnoni was critical of negative leftist attitudes towards Israel, arguing in support of the country in his article, later expanded into a book, Rights and Wrongs in the Arab-Israeli Conflict.[11] In 1969, in response to his frustrations with these critics, as well as American involvement in the Vietnam War, Arnoni left the United States and moved to Israel.[5] In 1971 he moved to the Netherlands, where he published the newsletter In Search of Facts, Ideas, and Challenges.[12]
Arnoni married Dutch composer Tera de Marez Oyens in 1976.[13] He was the namesake of the M.S. Arnoni Award, presented by the magazine Jewish Currents.[14]
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