Eliashiv Ben-Horin
Eliashiv Ben-Horin (born September 4, 1921 in Sosnowitz , Poland , † June 2, 1990 ) was an Israeli diplomat.
Life
Born in Sosnowitz as the son of the machine trader Friedmann , Eliashiv Ben-Horin grew up in Beuthen / Upper Silesia . In 1935 the Friedmann family emigrated to Palestine and settled in Haifa . Ben-Horin studied law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem . From 1942 to 1946 he served in the British Army. He then studied at the University of London , where he received his Bachelor of Laws . From 1948 to 1950 he served in the Israeli armed forces .
From 1950 Ben-Horin worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he held various positions, including being Assistant Director from 1955 to 1960 and then Director of the Asia-Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1960 to 1963, Ben-Horin was the Israeli ambassador to Burma , as well as non-resident ambassador for Nepal and non-resident envoy for Ceylon . He then became ambassador to Venezuela and non-resident ambassador for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago from 1963 to 1967 . From 1967 to 1968, Ben-Horin was director of the South America division of the State Department. After further activities in the Foreign Ministry, he became ambassador to Germany in 1970 , replacing Asher Ben-Natan . He held this office until 1974. During his tenure, Munich was taken hostage . Ben-Horin was now from 1974 to 1978 head of the permanent representation of Israel to the European Community in Brussels and was also accredited as ambassador in Belgium and Luxembourg .
Ben-Horin later became Ambassador to Canada in 1984 . In this position he was replaced in 1989 by Israel Gur-Arieh .
literature
- Eliashiv Ben-Horin , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 06/1975 of January 27, 1975, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Individual evidence
- ^ From Politics and Contemporary History, Federal Center for Homeland Service, 1972
- ^ In Remembrance Eliashiv Ben-Horin (1921-1990) , in Hebrew, accessed March 11, 2017
- ^ American Jewish Year Book, 1986
- ↑ PDF at www.ajcarchives.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ben-Horin, Eliashiv |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sosnowiec , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1990 |