Simcha Jacobovici
| Simcha Jacobovici | |
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| Born |
April 4, 1953 Petah Tikva, Israel |
| Nationality | Canadian / Israeli |
| Education |
B.A., McGill University M.A., University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, journalist, writer |
Simcha Jacobovici (/ˈsɪmhə jəˈkoʊboʊvɪtʃ/; born April 4, 1953) is an Israeli-Canadian film director, producer, freelance journalist, and writer.
Simcha Jacobovici earned a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science (with honors) from McGill University and an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Toronto. He is an Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at Huntington University, an affiliate of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Jacobovici has been a guest lecturer at numerous conferences and on various campuses including Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, McGill University, UCLA, and York University. He is married and the father of five children.
Jacobovici is a three-time Emmy-winner for Outstanding Investigative Journalism and a New York Times best-selling author. His filmmaking awards also include a certificate of Special Merit from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a Gold Medal from the International Documentary Festival of Nyon, three U.S. CableACE Awards, a Royal Television Society Award, two Gemini awards, an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, two Gold Dolphins from the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, a Jack R. Howard Award from the Scripps Howard Awards for In-Depth National and International Coverage, the Norman Bethune Award from the Canadian Medical Association for Excellence in International Health Reporting and, from the Overseas Press Club of America, two Edward R. Murrow Awards and a Carl Spielvogel Award.
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