Abba Eban (1915–2002)
Author of Heritage: Civilization and the Jews
About the Author
Abba Eban in addition to his diplomatic and political roles in the Israeli government, Abba Eban was narrator of the nine-hour television series Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, which he turned into a best-selling book. His latest television film, The Brink of Peace, is a survey of the Middle show more Eastern peace process. He is also the author of numerous other books, including My People, The New Diplomacy, and Personal Witness: Israel through My Eyes. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Abba Eban
My People Vol. 2 4 copies
Israel: A Nation is Born, Vol. 3 2 copies
Israel: A Nation is Born, Vol. 2 2 copies
Israel: A Nation is Born, Vol. 1 2 copies
Israel: A Nation is Born, Vol. 4 2 copies
Israel: A Nation is Born, Vol. 5 2 copies
Storia dello Stato d'Israele 1 copy
דבר אל העמים 1 copy
Heritage: Civilization and the Jews - The Shaping of Traditions (1st to 9th Centuries) tape 3 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Eban, Abba
- Legal name
- Eban, Aubrey Solomon Meir
- Birthdate
- 1915-02-02
- Date of death
- 2002-11-17
- Burial location
- Kfar Shmaryahu, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
Israel - Birthplace
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Place of death
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Places of residence
- Cape Town
London, England, UK
Israel - Education
- University of Cambridge (Queens' College)
- Occupations
- diplomat
politician
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (1966-1974 ∙ Alignment)
Israeli Minister of Education and Culture (1960-1963 ∙ Mapai)
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (1963-1966 ∙ Mapai then Alignment)
Israeli Ambassador to the United States (1950-1959) (show all 9)
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (1949-1959)
scholar
author - Relationships
- Lynn, Jonathan (nephew)
Sacks, Oliver (cousin) - Organizations
- World Zionist Organization
British Army
United Nations
Knesset
Weizmann Institute of Science - Awards and honors
- Israel Prize (2001)
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The Holocaust by Abba Eban
This is a reprint from Eban's book, published by Yad Vashem
My Daddy bought this for me a few years ago because he thought it was so good and he wanted to be sure I would read it. I finally got round to reading it a few weeks ago. In one of our last conversations I told him I was reading it, but I don't think he even remembered that he'd bought it for me. Funny. Now I've finished it and I can't talk to him about it.
Eban's book is a reasonably good review of Jewish history albeit very condensed. The ancient history chapters are fascinating, middle history is conventional, modern history is more cheerleading and not as insightful as I had hoped. Still, Eban's unique position in Israeli history makes this book well worth reading ... and the historic photos and illustrations are great! I have only one big quibble. Eban uncritically repeats the myth that the names of immigrants were changed at Ellis Island (because the immigration officials couldn't spell the spoken name). That is patently false. Names were recorded in immigration docs directly from the ship's manifest. The manifest was created at the port of departure and turned over to immigration officials upon landing in the US.… (more)
Very good history of the Jewish people from one of Israel's great statesman. It covers their history from a secular perspective through the Sixth Day War. Highly recommended.
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- Works
- 41
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 1,695
- Popularity
- #15,147
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 31
- ISBNs
- 50
- Languages
- 5
