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'''Uri Ra'anan''' (born '''Heinz Felix Frischwasser''') was an American-Israeli expert in the politics of [[communist]] countries, and "[[terrorism]]".<ref>https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/14/metro/uri-raanan-tufts-bu-scholar-soviet-union-dies-94/</ref><ref>https://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/2020/08/12/rip-prof-uri-raanan-1926-2020/</ref><ref>https://sites.tufts.edu/fletcherrussia/in-memoriam-uri-raanan/</ref>
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==Background==
 
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He was born in 1926.<ref>http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50054904.html</ref>
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He was born in [[1926]] in [[Vienna]] of Jewish parents<ref>http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50054904.html</ref> He fled with his family to the [[UK]] after the 1938 [[Nazi-German]] ''[[Anscluss]]'' of Austria.
  
 
==Career==
 
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Professor Uri Ra-Anan is an [[author]] and [[editor]] of 25 books and contributor to 19 others, primarily on Soviet Affairs and terrorism.<ref>http://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/profile/uri-raanan/</ref>
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While attending a [[Zionist]] youth meeting in [[Liverpool]] in [[1947]], he met Estelle Khan. They married two years later and he worked for the [[BBC]] before they moved to [[Israel]], where he initially worked in radio and for the ''[[Jerusalem Post]]'', and where he he changed his name to Uri Ra’anan.<ref name=obit>https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/14/metro/uri-raanan-tufts-bu-scholar-soviet-union-dies-94/</ref>
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His work as diplomatic correspondent for the publication ''[[Haaretz]]'' led [[Moshe Sharett]], foreign minister and one-time prime minister of [[Israel]], to offer Ra’anan a post at the Israeli consulate in [[New York City]].<ref name=obit/>
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He became counselor for the [[Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.]], in the early [[1960s]], then was recruited by [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] to become a senior fellow at [[Columbia University]].<ref name=obit/><ref>https://drew.locate.ebsco.com/instances/f304520e-0a64-4fff-ac4a-832fa7405bde?option=author&query=Ra%27anan%2C%20Uri%2C%201926-</ref>
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From there Ra’anan went to the [[Fletcher School]]. In addition to teaching at [[Tufts]] and [[Boston University]], he had been a lecturer at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], an associate of MIT's Center for International Studies, and an associate of the [[Davis Center for Russian Studies]] at [[Harvard University]].
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He was part of the foreign policy team during [[Ronald Reagan]]'’s 1980 campaign.<ref name=obit/>
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Uri Ra-Anan is an [[author]] and [[editor]] of 25 books and contributor to 19 others, primarily on [[Soviet Union|Soviet Affairs]] and "terrorism".<ref>http://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/profile/uri-raanan/</ref>
  
 
He is listed as one of 16 top terror experts, based on citations in a 135-Item media sample.<ref>[[Document:The Experts extract from The "Terrorism" Industry]]</ref>
 
He is listed as one of 16 top terror experts, based on citations in a 135-Item media sample.<ref>[[Document:The Experts extract from The "Terrorism" Industry]]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 03:04, 31 January 2024

Person.png Uri Ra-Anan  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Uri Ra-Anan.png
BornHeinz Felix Frischwasser
June 10, 1926
Vienna, Austria
DiedAugust 10, 2020 (Age 94)
NationalityUS, Israeli
Alma materWadham College (Oxford)
Interests“terrorism”
Spooky American-Israeli expert in the politics of communist countries, and "terrorism".

Uri Ra'anan (born Heinz Felix Frischwasser) was an American-Israeli expert in the politics of communist countries, and "terrorism".[1][2][3]

Background

He was born in 1926 in Vienna of Jewish parents[4] He fled with his family to the UK after the 1938 Nazi-German Anscluss of Austria.

Career

While attending a Zionist youth meeting in Liverpool in 1947, he met Estelle Khan. They married two years later and he worked for the BBC before they moved to Israel, where he initially worked in radio and for the Jerusalem Post, and where he he changed his name to Uri Ra’anan.[5]

His work as diplomatic correspondent for the publication Haaretz led Moshe Sharett, foreign minister and one-time prime minister of Israel, to offer Ra’anan a post at the Israeli consulate in New York City.[5]

He became counselor for the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., in the early 1960s, then was recruited by Zbigniew Brzezinski to become a senior fellow at Columbia University.[5][6]

From there Ra’anan went to the Fletcher School. In addition to teaching at Tufts and Boston University, he had been a lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an associate of MIT's Center for International Studies, and an associate of the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University.

He was part of the foreign policy team during Ronald Reagan'’s 1980 campaign.[5]

Uri Ra-Anan is an author and editor of 25 books and contributor to 19 others, primarily on Soviet Affairs and "terrorism".[7]

He is listed as one of 16 top terror experts, based on citations in a 135-Item media sample.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/14/metro/uri-raanan-tufts-bu-scholar-soviet-union-dies-94/
  2. ↑ https://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/2020/08/12/rip-prof-uri-raanan-1926-2020/
  3. ↑ https://sites.tufts.edu/fletcherrussia/in-memoriam-uri-raanan/
  4. ↑ http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50054904.html
  5. ↑ a b c d https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/14/metro/uri-raanan-tufts-bu-scholar-soviet-union-dies-94/
  6. ↑ https://drew.locate.ebsco.com/instances/f304520e-0a64-4fff-ac4a-832fa7405bde?option=author&query=Ra%27anan%2C%20Uri%2C%201926-
  7. ↑ http://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/profile/uri-raanan/
  8. ↑ Document:The Experts extract from The "Terrorism" Industry
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