S. J. Goldsmith (Hebrew: שמואל יוסף גולדשמידט; born Shmuel Yosef Goldshmidt; 18 April 1910[a] – 18 January 1995), also known as Sam Goldsmith, was a journalist, author, and editor of Lithuanian Jewish heritage in the European Jewish press and English press.
[1] From 1939, he reported and wrote op-eds for the Hebrew daily newspaper HaBoker in Tel Aviv, and for the British Sunday paper Reynold's News.
During 1975–82, he wrote features for The Times, introducing aspects of Jewish ideas, culture, and politics to the British public.
Among the causes he promoted were Hebrew language education in the Diaspora with the fostering of bilingualism, the rights of Soviet Jewry (during the eighties).
His works include: He married Sonia Minsky, economist and teacher, in Kaunas in 1939, and they have one daughter, the British ancient historian, Professor Tessa Rajak.[where?