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Alex Bein

Alex Bein
אלכסנדר ביין
Alex Bein
Born(1903-01-21)21 January 1903
Steinach an der Saale, Bavaria, Germany
Died20 June 1988(1988-06-20) (aged 85)
Nationality Israel
Occupation(s)Historian, archivist
Notable work
AwardsIsrael Prize (1987)

Alex Bein (Hebrew: אלכסנדר ביין) (21 January 1903 – 20 June 1988) was a German-Jewish historian and Zionist historiographer best known for his biography of Theodor Herzl.[1]

Biography

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Bein was born in Steinach an der Saale in Bavaria, southern Germany. He immigrated to Palestine in 1933. He was a resident of Jerusalem.[1]He was director of the Central Zionist Archives and the first State Archivist of Israel.[1] Bein died while on a visit to Stockholm.

Awards and recognition

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Bein was awarded the Israel Prize in 1987 for his contribution to Zionist historiography.[1][2]

Published works

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "About the Author" in the translation of Bein's book The Jewish Question
  2. ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1987 (in Hebrew)". Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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