Heritage: Civilization and the Jews
Person· Acting
Abba Eban
- Born
- February 2, 1915
- Died
- November 17, 2002
- From
- Cape Town, South Africa
Also known as
אבא אבן · Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban · Abba Solomon Meir Eban
Biography
Abba Solomon Meir Eban was a South African-born Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages. During his career, he served as Foreign Affairs Minister, Education Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel. He was the second ambassador to the United States and the first Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations. He was also Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
