Herbert Pundik

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Herbert Pundik (born 1927) is a Jewish Danish journalist and author. He has worked for the newspaper Information and as a correspondent for Danmarks Radio. Since 1965 he has worked for the newspaper Politiken, from 1970 to 1993 as executive editor. Under his leadership Politiken went from sloping sales figures to becoming the largest daily newspaper in Denmark.

His son Dr. Ron Pundak is an Israeli historian, who played a vital role in establishing the diplomatic connections between the Israeli and the Palestinians which eventually lead to the Oslo Accords

While executive editor he continued to live with his family in Tel Aviv, where they had lived since 1954. To this day, he still lives in Israel working for Politiken as senior foreign correspondent.

Herbert Pundik has received the following awards:

• 1967 Cavlingprisen
• 1993 Rosenkjærprisen
• 1995 Modersmål-Prisen