Samuel Hadas
Samuel Hadas (born August 13, 1931 in Resistencia , Argentina , † January 12, 2010 in Jerusalem ) was an Israeli diplomat.
Samuel Hadas was born in Resistencia, Argentina in 1931 to an Ashkenazi family. In 1954 he emigrated to Israel, where he spent a few years in a kibbutz and worked in agriculture. In 1964 he moved to Jerusalem and started working for the Foreign Ministry. After posts in Mexico and Colombia , he was finally ambassador to Bolivia from 1971 to 1975 . In 1982 Hadas was sent to Madrid , where he became the Israeli representative at the World Tourism Organization . He used this position to improve diplomatic relations between Spain and Israel. Hadas had a decisive influence on the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two states in 1986. In the course of this, Hadas also became the first Israeli ambassador in Madrid. He held this office for the next 18 months.
After returning to Israel, he worked in various posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In early 1994 he became the first Israeli ambassador to the Holy See . Samuel Hada's ambassador to the Holy See remained until he left the diplomatic service in 1997. Hadas now settled in Jerusalem.
When the Chief Rabbinate of Israel established bilateral relations with the Holy See in 2001, Hadas, although not an Orthodox Jew himself, became its diplomatic advisor and continued in this role until his death. Hadas died in Jerusalem in January 2010 at the age of 78 from the sequelae of an operation. On January 12, he was buried in Givat Shaul's cemetery.
Hadas was married and had two children.
Web links
- Obituary on www.timesonline.co.uk (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hadas, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hadas, Shmuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Resistencia , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2010 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |