Rafael Behr

Rafael Behr is a columnist at The Guardian, since 2014, and former political editor at the New Statesman.[1]

Born and brought up in London, he comes from a Jewish family from South Africa and spent each summer with relatives in Israel. He has said he is an atheist.[2]

Rafael Behr has worked at the Financial Times, The Observer, the New Statesman and The Guardian.[3][4] In 2014, Behr was named political commentator of the year at the 2014 Comment Awards.[5] In 2019, he was shortlisted for the same award once again.[6] In January 2020, Behr revealed he had survived a heart attack at Christmas.[7]

References
  1. "Guardian appoints Rafael Behr as political columnist" (Press release). London: Guardian News & Media. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. Behr, Rafael (2 October 2005). "Testament of youth". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. "Rafael Behr joins the New Statesman". www.newstatesman.com. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "Tag: Rafael Behr". Coffee House. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "Previous winners". www.commentawards.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. "Shortlist | The Comment Awards 2018". www.commentawards.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. Behr, Rafael (29 January 2020). "What having a heart attack taught me about Brexit | Rafael Behr". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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