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John Maurice Shaftesley OBE (1901–1981) was an English journalist and writer, and editor of The Jewish Chronicle from 1946 to 1958.

Educated at Salford Grammar School, he soon began a career in journalism. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1956.

He was the uncle of American volcanologist David Richardson.

References

1. ^ "MS 230 Papers of J.M.Shaftesley". Southampton University Library. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
2. Rubinstein, William D. (2011). "Shaftesley, John Maurice". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 897. ISBN 9781403939104.

External links

• Catalogue of Shaftesley's papers at University of Southampton

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