Naphtali Lau-Lavie
Naphtali Lau-Lavie (sometimes Naphtali Lavie) (1926 – December 6, 2014) was an Israeli journalist, author, and diplomat.[1]
Biography
[edit]Lavie's entire family was murdered during the Holocaust, with the exception of his younger brother, Yisrael, whose life he saved in the Buchenwald concentration camp, and who would later become the Chief Rabbi of Israel.[2]
Diplomatic and political career
[edit]Lavie served as a spokesman for Moshe Dayan, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Shamir. In 1981, he was appointed Israel's consul-general in New York City.[1]
Journalism and literary career
[edit]Lavie was the author of several books.[3]
References
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Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2014 deaths
- People from Piotrków Trybunalski
- Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
- Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Israeli consuls
- Israeli journalists
- Auschwitz concentration camp survivors
- Buchenwald concentration camp survivors
- Israeli expatriates in the United States
- Burials at Har HaMenuchot