Lilienthal, Alfred M.

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Dates:
Birth 1913-12-25
Death 2008-10-06
Arabic, English,

Biographical notes:

American anti-Zionist author; editor and publisher, Middle East Perspective, 1968-1985.

From the description of Alfred M. Lilienthal papers, 1936-1999. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871940

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:

1913, December 25 Born, New York City 1934 B.A. Cornell University 1938 LL.B. Columbia University Admitted to New York Bar 1939 1941 With Bennet, House and Counts, New York City 1940 President, Republican First Voters League 1941 Fusion party candidate for New York City Council Actively opposed American Youth Congress 1942 43, 1945 With the State Department, Division of Defense Materials 1943 1945 Served with the U.S. Army in the Middle East 1945 Consultant to the U.S. Delegation at the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco 1947 1950 In administrative practice 1947 1952 Counsel, American Council for Judaism, Washington Chapter 1949 1950 Secretary, Holyland Emergency Liaison Program, Inc. (H.E.L.P.) 1951 Lecturer; TV and radio commentator; author of magazine articles and syndicated newspieces; frequent traveller to the Middle East 1953 Author, What Price Israel? 1956 Founder and chairman, National Committee for Security and Justice in the Middle East 1957 Author, There Goes the Middle East 1958, April 1958 August Middle East columnist, Nashville Banner (Tennessee) and Arizona Daily Star 1958 1959 Assistant photographer and editor, 16mm documentary color film "The Turbulent Middle East," for lecture use, 1959-1973 1960 1965 Founder and counsel, American Arab Association for Commerce and Industry 1965 Author, The Other Side of the Coin 1968 1985 Editor and publisher of the monthly newsletter Middle East Perspective 1969 J.D. Columbia University 1976 1977 Political columnist, daily Al Qabas, Kuwait 1978 Author, The Zionist Connection

From the guide to the Alfred M. Lilienthal Papers, 1936-1997, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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Subjects:

  • Jewish
  • Zionism

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  • Journalists

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Israel (as recorded)
  • Middle East (as recorded)
  • Israel (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Middle East (as recorded)

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