Abba Eban

Abba Eban

Born: February 2, 1915
Died: November 17, 2002
in Cape Town, South Africa
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.

Movies for Abba Eban...

The Occupation of the American Mind
Title: The Occupation of the American Mind
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 19, 2016
Type: Movie
Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world—except the United States. This documentary takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the U.S.
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Title: Heritage: Civilization and the Jews
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 1, 1984
Type: TV
Acclaimed PBS series that recounts the history of the Jewish people from its origins to the current day. The series was written and narrated by the late Abba Eban, an Israeli historian and statesman.