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Abba Eban: An autobiography
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Abba Eban
Brilliant orator, statesman & writer, Abba Eban reveals in depth his personal life story as well as his political life story & his political contribution of the State of Israel & important role on contemporary internat'l affairs. He frankly describes leading statesman of the period, gives insight into the intricacies of diplomatic manoeuvering, & vividly de
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Hardcover
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640 pages
Published
January 1st 1977
by Random House, Inc. (NY)
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This is a fascinating book if you are interested in understanding how we got to where we are in Israel's position in the Middle East. So much has to do with personal relationships of the actors involved. Eban knew them all.
On November 1, 1917 when Abba Eban was two years old his mother left him home alone so she could translate a document for the Zionist office in London. What she translated was the text of the Balfour Declaration released the next day "expressing Britain's obligation to promo ...more
On November 1, 1917 when Abba Eban was two years old his mother left him home alone so she could translate a document for the Zionist office in London. What she translated was the text of the Balfour Declaration released the next day "expressing Britain's obligation to promo ...more
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.
Named Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban at birth, he was clearly destined by God to become "Abba" Eban - a father to his country.
From the moment he took his first breath in South Africa, his life was directed along the yellow brick road to Zionism. To study the birth of modern Israel, is to study the life of Abba Eban.
In his lifetime, he was the ultimate, consummate politician. He served as Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, ambassador to the United States and t ...more
From the moment he took his first breath in South Africa, his life was directed along the yellow brick road to Zionism. To study the birth of modern Israel, is to study the life of Abba Eban.
In his lifetime, he was the ultimate, consummate politician. He served as Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, ambassador to the United States and t ...more
awesome book by an unrecognized or often looked-over genius. he has helped shape my political opinions
Pretty unrevealing. He liked Harry Truman a lot.
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was an Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.
In his career he was Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations. He was also Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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In his career he was Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations. He was also Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
