Gilles-William Goldnadel
French-Israeli writer
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Gilles-William Goldnadel (born 1954) is a French-Israeli lawyer, author and columnist.
Gilles-William Goldnadel | |
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| Born | 12 January 1954 Rouen, France |
| Education | Lycée des Bruyères |
| Alma mater | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Columnist • Author |
| Spouse | Béatrice Vonderweit |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Henri Goldnadel Victoria Schwartz |
Early life
Gilles-William Goldnadel was born on 12 January 1954 in Rouen, in northern France.[1][2] He is a secular Ashkenazi Jew.[1] His father. Henri Goldnadel, was of Polish Jewish descent, while his mother, Victoria Schwartz, is of Lithuanian Jew descent.[1][2]
Goldnadel grew up in Gournay-en-Bray, where they owned a clothing store.[1] He was educated at the Lycée des Bruyères in Rouen.[2] He received a master's degree in Law from Panthéon-Sorbonne University.[2]
Career
Goldnadel is a lawyer.[1] He has defended Israeli businessman Arcadi Gaydamak and Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci, among many others.[1] In 1996, he defended Maurice Arreckx.[3] In 2014, he defended Patrick Buisson, former President Nicolas Sarkozy's advisor.[4] In 2015, he defended Florian Philippot, a French politician, against the absolute monarchy of Qatar.[4][5]
An author, Goldnadel has written eight books, three of which with Jean-Claude Gawsewitch. In 2011, he wrote the preface of Vendée : du génocide au mémoricide by Reynald Secher, suggesting the War in the Vendée led to a genocide.[6] He is also a columnist, writing for Le Figaro and Valeurs Actuelles, two conservative French publications.[6][7] He protects freedom of speech in French media.[1] In a March 2015 column in Le Figaro, he suggested antisemitism and islamophobia were not comparable.[8]
Philanthropy
Goldnadel first visited Israel in 1971.[1] He serves as the President of the Association France-Israël.[8] He has served on the Steering Committee of the CRIF since 2010.[6][9] He is a zionist, and has as his "personal friend" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[1] He is a member of The Republicans.[5]
Personal life
Goldnadel became an Israeli citizen in 2000.[1] He is married to Béatrice Vonderweidt,[2] a former model, now a painter whose work was exhibited at the French Institute of Tel Aviv in 2008.[1][10] She is a gentile.[1] They reside in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris.[6] They have a son, Benjamin, and a daughter, Laura-Sarah, both of whom are Israeli citizens and residents.[1]
Bibliography
- Une idée certaine de la France (Paris: France-Empire, 1998).
- Le Nouveau Bréviaire de la haine (Paris: Ramsay, 2001).
- Les Martyrocrates (Paris: Plon, 2004).
- Conversation sur les sujets qui fâchent avec Alexandre Adler (with Jean-Claude Gawsewitch, 2008).
- Le Blognadel (Paris: Éditions de Passy, 2009).
- Sans concessions. Conversations avec David Reinharc, avec Pascal Boniface (Paris: Éditions David Reinharc, 2010).
- Réflexions sur la question blanche (with Jean-Claude Gawsewitch, 2011).
- Le vieil homme m'indigne ! (with Jean-Claude Gawsewitch, 2012).
- Névroses médiatiques. Ou comment le monde est devenu une foule déchaînée, 2018, Plon.
- Manuel de résistance au fascisme d'extrême-gauche, 2021, Nouvelles Éditions De Passy.
- Journal de guerre, C'est l'Occident qu'on assassine, 2024, Fayard.
- Journal d'un prisonnier, 2025, Fayard.
- Vol au-dessus d'un nid de cocus, 2025, Fayard.