Binyamin Eliav
Binyamin Eliav (born Binyamin Lubotzky; 1909 in Riga – July 30, 1974 in Petah Tikva) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, author and editor. One of the founders of Betar, he was a close associate of revisionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky, but later became a member of the labour party, Mapai.[1]
Binyamin Lubotzky was born in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, and immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1925.[2]
His memoirs, Zikhronot min hayamin (Memories of the Right) describe his ideological shift to the left. According to the memoirs' editor Danny Rubinstein, Eliav could have been a rising star in Israeli politics, but failed due to his inability to deal with political intrigue.[3]
As a diplomat, he served as Israel's First Secretary in Buenos Aires and subsequently as Consul General in New York. He was also an editor of the Encyclopaedia Judaica.
References
- ^ "Dr. Binyamin Eliav Dead at 65". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1974-07-31. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ Sofer, Sasson (2007-07-26). Zionism and the Foundations of Israeli Diplomacy. Cambridge University Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780521038270.
- ^ Medding, Peter Y. (1992-12-17). Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume VIII: A New Jewry? America Since the Second World War. Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. pp. 376–377. ISBN 9780195360684.