May 27 2009
Amos Elon Passes Away at 82
Israeli author, Amos Elon, passed away recently at the age of 82. He left Israel and started a nice life in Italy. Elon died in Tuscany due to a blood disorder much like Leukemia. Elon was born in 1926 in Vienna. He moved to Mandatory Palestine in 1933 with his parents. Elon went to Jerusalem’s Hebrew University where he studied history and law. Elon started his career writing articles for the Haaretz. His books included Herzl , The Pity of it All , Founder: a Man and His Time , Jerusalem: City of Mirrors , and A Blood-Dimmed Tide.
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