Aryeh Eliav
Aryeh Eliav | |
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1991–1992 | Labor Party |
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Born | Moscow, Russia | 21 November 1921
Died | 30 May 2010 Tel Aviv, Israel | (aged 88)
Aryeh "Lova" Eliav (Hebrew: אריה "לובה" אליאב, 21 November 1921 – 30 May 2010), was an Israeli politician, author and intellectual, peace and social activist. He served as a member of the Knesset for several factions in three spells between 1965 and 1992.[1]
Biography
Lev Lipschitz (later Aryeh Eliav) was born in Moscow. His family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1924.[2] He studied history and sociology, gaining a BA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and worked as a teacher and sociologist. He later served as a visiting professor in several American academic institutes, including two years at Harvard University (1979–1980) and his two terms at Trinity College in the 1990s.
As a teenager, he joined the Haganah in 1936, before joining the British Army in 1940, serving in an artillery unit.[2] Upon his return home in 1945 he helped the Aliyah Bet movement and served as a colonel in the IDF. He later worked as an aide to Levi Eshkol on the topics of immigration, absorption and settlement.[2] Between 1955 and 1957 he oversaw the foundation of several settlements in Lakhish Regional Council area. During the Suez Crisis he supervised Operation Tushia, which transported the Jews of Port Said to Israel.[3]
In 1958 he returned to Moscow, where he worked as the first secretary in the Israeli embassy, a position he held until 1960.[1]
Eliav married Tania Zvi, a Holocaust survivor from Kaunas, Lithuania, who was part of a group of refugees Eliav smuggled into Palestine as the commander of an illegal immigration ship in 1947. They had three children, Zvi, Ofra and Eyal.[4]
Political career
Eliav was first elected to the Knesset in the
He retained his seat in the
In the run up to the
In 1987 he initiated and led a
Eliav died in Tel Aviv on 30 May 2010 at the age of 89.[7]
Pioneering activity
Eliav helped to found the city of Arad in the Negev and promoted the development of Lakhish and Kiryat Gat.[9] In the 1980s, he was the driving spirit behind the establishment of Nitzana in the western Negev, turning the sand dunes into a youth village.[10]
Awards and recognition
- In 1988, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for special contributions to society and the State of Israel.[11]
- In 2003, he won the Ben-Gurion Prize.
Published works
Eliav published 15 books, including:
- Between Hammer and Sickle (1965)
- The Voyage of the Ulua (1967)
- New targets for Israel (1969)
- The Short Cut (1970)
- Land of the Hart (1972)
- Shalom: Peace in Jewish Tradition (1977)
- Autobiography: Rings of Dawn (1984)
- New Heart, New Spirit: Biblical Humanism for Modern Israel (1986)
- On Both Sides of the New-Comers' Camp: an Intimate Dialogue on Israeli Identity (2006) – with co-author Yossi Alfi
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9780874412499.
- ^ a b c Eliav, A.L. (1969). Between Hammer and Sickle. New American Library.
- ^ Eliav, A.L. (1971). New targets for Israel. E. Lewin-Epstein.
- ^ Profile: Arie Lova Eliav Hadassah Magazine, 11 April 2006
- ^ In Persuit of Peace in Israel and Palestine. Vanderblit University Press. 2017.
- ISBN 9780865315945.
- ^ Ynetnews. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ISBN 9781590451007.
- ISBN 9780876310328.
- ^ "Nitzana website". Nitzana.org.il. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1988 (in Hebrew)". Retrieved 1 July 2009.
External links
- Aryeh Eliav on the Knesset website