Avraham Harman

Avraham Harman (1915-1992) was an Israeli diplomat and academic administrator.

Born in London, England, he received a law degree from Wadham College, Oxford in 1935. In 1938, he immigrated to Palestine. In 1949, he was appointed Israel's first consul-general in Montreal, Quebec. In 1950, he worked in the Israeli delegation to the United Nations. From 1953 to 1955, he was the consul-general in New York, New York. From 1959 to 1968, he was Israel's ambassador to the United States.

From 1968 to 1983, he was the president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After 1983, he was appointed Chancellor.

He received honorary degrees from Yeshiva University, Brandeis University, the Hebrew University, the Weizmann Institute, New York University, Brooklyn College, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Hebrew Union College, Pepperdine University, University of San Francisco and University of Rochester.

Both Harman's wife Zinna Harman and his daughter, Naomi Chazan were elected to the Knesset.

The Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is named in his honour.

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