Ruth Elkrief

Ruth Elkrief (born 1960) is a French television journalist.

Ruth Elkrief was born on December 1, 1960, in Morocco. Her great-uncle, Chalom Messas, was a rabbi. She emigrated to France with her family as a teenager.

Elkief graduated from Sciences Po. She earned a postgraduate degree in journalism from the Centre de Formation des Journalistes.

Elkrief was a correspondent for TF1 in Washington, D.C. in 1990. A year later, in 1991, she was appointed as the head of its political programmes. She joined La Chaîne Info in 1994 and BFM TV in 2005.

Elkrief became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2008.

Elkrief is married to Claude Czechowski. They have two daughters.