Eliahu Elath, 1903-1990

A Ukraine-born journalist, politician and diplomat, Elath arrived in the Land of Israel in 1924, joined the Jewish Agency in 1934, and became Israel’s first ambassador to the United States and, when the diplomatic post was upgraded, its first ambassador to the United Kingdom. His diplomatic skills were prominent during the 1956 war. He served as the president of Hebrew University from 1962 to 1968.

Photo: Central Zionist Archives