George Jonas
George Jonas (June 15,1935 - January 10,2016) was a Hungarian-born Canadian writer, poet, and journalist. He wrote 16 books. His best known book was international bestseller Vengeance (1984), the story of an Israeli operation to kill the terrorists behind the 1972 Munich massacre. This was made into the movie Munich (2005), directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Eric Bana. He was born in Budapest to a Jewish family.
Jonas died from Parkinson' s disease on January 10,2016, aged 69.
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Other websites
George Jonas at The Canadian Encyclopedia
1935 births
2016 deaths
Canadian Jews
Canadian journalists
Canadian television producers
Canadian poets
Columnists
Deaths from Parkinson' s disease
Disease-related deaths in Canada
Hungarian Jews
Jewish writers
Order of Canada
Writers from Budapest