Bernard Ullman, a prominent French journalist who has written for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, was named a Knight of the French Legion of Honor on President Georges Pompidou’s New Year list. The 53-year-old Ullman was born a Jew but by his own account became personally interested in Jewish affairs only after the Six-Day War which be covered for Agence France Presse, the French world-wide news agency.
Although in great demand, he offered to contribute his services to the JTA for which he covered last year’s attempted coup against King Hassin II of Morocco. He wrote then under the pen name of Francois Chabernet. Ullman hold the title of deputy chief editor of the AFP. He was formerly the AFP’s bureau chief in Peking and Moscow. His journalistic career spans 25 years during which he has covered world events from wars to presidential elections. French television has described Ullman as “the ideal foreign correspondent.”
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