Bio.hist.note : Born in Lódz, Poland 1922; died in Hilversum, the Netherlands 1985; professor of political science, philosopher, writer and political activist; as a Jew imprisoned in various concentration camps during the Second World War; studied at the universities of Munich, New York, Wisconsin and Virginia, specializing in international relations; professor at various American universities; left the USA in 1969 because of its intervention in Vietnam and his disappointment with the New Left; moved to Israel, where he was a government advisor on foreign policy; from 1971 until his death he lived in The Netherlands; published several books and numerous articles on politics and other subjects; editor of The Minority of One and In Search, in which he agitated against the arms race and gave evidence of his fear of another world war; was involved in numerous extra- diplomatic activities and peace initiatives cooperating with people like U Thant, Norodom Sihanouk, Ho Chi Minh and Salvador Allende; author of ‘Mother Was Not Home for Burial', an autobiography dealing with his Holocaust experience, and of novels.
Contents : Correspondence with Noam Chomsky, Thomas J. Coad 1983-1984, Shlomo Du Nour 1980-1983, Linus Pauling, J. Rothman 1974-1985, H.G. Sussman, H. Wallace 1979-1984, Nathan Yalin-Mor 1978-1983 and others, including readers of his books 1963, 1968-1985; agenda and some personal documents; files on the publishing of his books and on the editing of The Minority of One and In Search; manuscripts of books and articles, including ‘Mother Was Not Home for Burial' 1980, ‘Fela J.' n.d. and ‘De overledenen tellen niet' n.d.; documents on his participation in the Bertrand Russell Centenary Symposium 1972; copies of periodicals containing interviews and reviews of his work; documentation on the arms race, international affairs and war victims; copy of a commemorative circular letter by Tera Arnoni [1985].
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