Aubrey
Solomon Meir
(Abba)
Eban
Born in Cape Town, South Africa
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in Tel Aviv, Israel
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Biography
Abba Eban is Notable.
In 2001, Abba Eban was awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement and special contribution to society and the State.
Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban was an 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.
Abba Eban's son, Eli Eban, is a clarinetist who teaches at Indiana University. Eli has two children, Yael and Omri Eban.
Abba Eban's brother-in-law was Chaim Herzog, the sixth President of Israel.
Abba Eban's cousin, Oliver Sacks, was a neurologist and author.
Abba Eban's nephew, Jonathan Lynn, is a filmmaker and scriptwriter known for satirical BBC shows Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.
In 1988, after three decades in the Knesset, he lost his seat over internal splits in the Labor Party. He devoted the rest of his life to writing and teaching, including serving as a visiting academic at Princeton University, Columbia University and George Washington University. He also narrated television documentaries including Heritage: Civilization and the Jews (PBS, 1984), for which he was host, Israel, A Nation Is Born (1992), and On the Brink of Peace (PBS, 1997).
Abba Eban died in 2002 and was buried in Kfar Shmaryahu, north of Tel Aviv. He was survived by his wife, Shoshana "Suzy" (née Ambache) (sister of Aura Herzog), who died in 2011, and their two children
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Eban
https://www.isracast.com/abba-eban-1915-2002/
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