Jean Daniel, (né Jean Daniel Bensaid) is an Algerian-born French jew (1920-) and a journalist. He is the founder and executive editor of Le Nouvel Observateur weekly. He wrote La Prison juive (2003: Editions Odile Jacob), translated in English.

Daniel is a Jewish humanist in the venerable tradition of the French Left. He argues in The Jewish Prison that by considering themselves God's Chosen People the Jews have imprisoned themselves. He rigorously questions the role of religion in modern morality.

Jean Daniel was a member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank.

Selected Bibliography

Books

• English edition published in the U.S.A. in 2005 by Melville House Publishing as The Jewish Prison: a Rebellious Meditation on the State of Judaism, translated by Charlotte Mandell.

Articles

• "We Already Miss His Vigilance". TELOS 44 (Summer 1980). New York: Telos Press