Yosef Govrin
Yosef Govrin | |
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Bucovina[1] | |
Died | 4 June 2021[2] Jerusalem, Israel | (aged 90)
Occupation | Diplomat |
Yosef Govrin (18 December 1930 – 4 June 2021) was an Israeli diplomat who served in Israel's Foreign Service between 1953 and 1995.
Biography
Early life
Born, 18 Dec. 1930,
Public and High School Education
Jewish-Romanian Public school until 1940, Jewish-Russian school 1940-1941. Uncompleted Russian High school 1944-1946. External Matriculation Exams, Herzliya Gymnasium, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1951.
Academic studies
B.A., M.A., PH.D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In Jewish History and International Relations. Doctoral thesis: Israel-Soviet Relations 1953 - 1967.
Military service
Liaison Officer in Israel's Military Reserves Forces, to the UN Forces, in Sinai and the Golan Heights
Personal life
Married to Dr. Hanna (nee Kwietny) Govrin, Bio-Chemist
Daughter, Liora Govrin, LL.M. (+ 1) Senior Lawyer at the Administrator General Office of Israel's Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem
Son, David Govrin, Ph.D., (m. + 3) Senior Diplomat in Israel's Foreign Service.
Languages: Hebrew, Yiddish, English, Spanish, Russian, Romanian, and German.
Career
Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) 1953-1995
His Diplomatic service took place between 1955 and 1970. He served in Sydney (1956 - 1959), Moscow (as a First Secretary, 1964-1967), Buenos Aires (as a Counselor, & Charge d'Affaires 1967-1970). From 1970 to 1976, served as a Deputy Director of the Ministry's Latin American Department and Director of the Central Institute of Cultural Relations between Israel and Latin America, Spain and Portugal; From 1976 to 1985 Director of the Ministry's East European Department, after which he was appointed Ambassador to Romania (1985-1989), Deputy Director-General of the Ministry (1989-1993) and Ambassador to Austria, Ambassador to Austria and non-resident Ambassador to Slovenia and Slovakia (with seat in Vienna) and ambassador to the UNO in Vienna (1993-1995).
After Retirement
Since his retirement from the
Publications of Govrin
Books
(1) The Jewish Factor in the Relations between Nazi-Germany and the Soviet Union (1933-1941) (Hebrew), Magnes Press, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1986; English, Vallentine-Mitchell Publishers, London & Portland, OR, 2009.
(2) Israeli-Soviet Relations 1953-1967: From Confrontation to Disruption (Hebrew), Magnes Press of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1990; Russian, Progress Press, Moscow, 1994; English, Frank Cass, 1998; Awarded Prime Minister's Prize 1991.
(3) In the Shadow of Destruction: Recollections of Transnistria and the Illegal Immigration to Eretz-Israel (Hebrew) Beit Lohamei Haghetaot, 1999; Yiddish, Peretz Press, Tel Aviv, 2002; English, Vallentine Mitchell, London & Portland 2007. Romanian, Sub Spectrul Distrugerii, Hasefer, Bucharest, 2007; German, Im Schatten der Vernichtung, Herausgegeben von Erhard Roy Wiehn, Hartung-Gorre Verlag, Konstanz, Germany, 2018.
(4) Israeli-Romanian Relations at the End of the Ceausescu Era: As observed by Israel's Ambassador to Romania 1985-1989 (Hebrew) Magnes Press of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2001; English, Frank Cass, London, 2002; Romanian, University Babes- Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2007.
(5) Israel's Relations with the East European States, from Disruption in 1967 to Resumption in 1989-1991 (Hebrew) Magnes Press of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2009; English, Vallentine Mitchell Publishers, London, 2010. Arabic, Egyptian Institute of Publications and Distribution, Cairo 2016.
(6) Reflections on my Mission as Israel's Ambassador to Austria, Slovenia, and Slovakia, August 1993-December 1995 (Hebrew) Magnes Press of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2016.
(7) Co-Editor with Moshe Yegar and Arye Oded of: Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The First Fifty Years (Hebrew), Two volumes, Keter Press, Jerusalem, 2002.
Research Papers
(1) 58 Research Papers on Jewish Communities in the Diaspora and Israel's Foreign Relations;
(2) 26 Encyclopedia Entries (Hebrew) Third volume Supplement, Encyclopedia
Hebraica, Sifriyat Hapoalim, Jerusalem-Tel Aviv, 1995.
(3) Israeli–Austrian Relations: A Personal Retrospective [3]
(4) Milestones in Israel's Relations with East-Central Europe and the Soviet Union: A Timeline [4]
(5) Israeli–Soviet Relations 1953–1967: From Confrontation to Disruption [5]
(6) One Step at a Time: Israeli-Hungarian Relations, 1967–1989 [6]
(7) Costa Rica's Forgotten UN Middle East Peace Initiative [7]
(8) In the Shadow of History: Israel's Relations with East Europe, 1967–1991 [8]
(9) Ilya Ehrenburg and the Ribbentrop—Molotov Agreement [9]
(10) Romania's Raoul Wallenberg: The Untold Story of Constantin Karadja [10]
(11) Paving a Path from Pankow to Jerusalem: GDR—Israel Relations 1989–1990 [11]
(12) From Deep Freeze to Thaw: Relations Between Israel and Czechoslovakia 1967–1990 [12]
(13) In Memoriam: Władysław Bartoszewski (1922–2015) [13]
(14) Milestones in Israel's Relations with East-Central Europe and the Soviet Union: A Timeline [14]
(15) The Devils' Alliance: Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939–1941 [15]
References
- ^ Hitron, Hagai. "Among Neighbors, Murderous Hatred". Haaretz. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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