Wellesley Aron, Rebel with a Cause: A MemoirA biography of Wellesley Aron, who was born in London, moved to Palestine in the 1920s, then returned to London to work for the World Zionist Organization. He was instrumental in the founding of Habonim. After serving in the British Army during World War II, he worked clandestinely for the Haganah in the U.S. In 1967 he established a peace academy in Jerusalem, and worked until his death for the goal of Arab-Israeli peace. |
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