Avraham Harman

Avraham Harman ( born 1915 in London, † February 1992 in Jerusalem) was an Israeli diplomat and university administrator.

Harman was born in 1915 in London, the son of a rabbi. From this he learned Hebrew at a young age. Harman studied law at Wadham College, University of Oxford. After finishing his studies he was working for the Zionist Federation in London.

1938 emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine to Jerusalem. There he held various positions within the Jewish Agency. After the founding of the state in 1948, he was active in the State Department and began his diplomatic career. In 1949 he became the first Israeli Consul General in Montreal. In 1950 he was part of the Israeli delegation to the United Nation. From 1953 to 1955 he was consul in New York City. Upon his return to Israel Harman Director of the News Department of the Jewish Agency was. Until he remained until 1959, on his appointment as Israel's ambassador to the United States. He was replaced by Yitzhak Rabin as ambassador in 1968. Upon his return to Israel he became president of the Hebrew University, a position he held until 1983. The Office of the Chancellor of the University he held until his death. 1985 awarded him the Senate of the University honorary doctorate in recognition of his services to Zionism and the State of Israel as well as in recognition of his numerous contributions to the development of the Hebrew University.

In addition, Harman had Ehrendotktortitel of Yeshiva University, Brandeis University, the University of Rochester, New York University, Brooklyn College, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of San Francisco.

Harman died in 1992 at the age of 77 years at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem from the effects of pneumonia. He was married to Zena Harman and had three children, one son and two daughters. His daughter Naomi Chazen was deputy in the Knesset.