Victor Saul Navasky passed away on January 23 at a hospital in Manhattan.

He was a genial advocate for left-liberal politics and the longtime editor and publisher of the Nation, one of the nation’s oldest magazines.

He also wrote acclaimed histories of the Kennedy Justice Department and the Hollywood blacklist. He was 90.

According to his son Bruno, pneumonia was the cause.

From 1978 until 2005, Mr. Navasky reigned over the Nation as editor and then publisher, creating a team of fashionable, shrewd writers while scrimping and saving every penny and begging for donations to keep the tiny magazine solvent.

The New York-based weekly, which was established at the end of the Civil War, had hardly ever been profitable, but it amassed enormous influence over the years by publishing articles by many authors, including James Baldwin, Henry James, and I.F. Stone.

Victor Saul Navasky Biography

Victor Saul Navasky, the younger of two children, was born on July 5, 1932, in Manhattan. His parents were employed by a Garment District family firm that produced apparel for young men and college students.

Wife and family

The former Annie Strongin, his wife of 56 years, has three Manhattan-based children, Bruno, Miri, and Jenny Navasky, as well as five grandkids.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to the deceased’s family and friends, who have been struggling with the loss of such an intelligent and compassionate individual.

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