Ari Rath

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Ari Rath (b. 1925 in Vienna) is an Austrian-Israeli journalist and writer.

Rath grew up in Vienna. After the Anschluss he came through a Kindertransport (transportation of children) as a thirteen-year-old boy to Israel. In Israel he lived on a kibbutz and studied contemporary history and economics. After turning to journalism he became editor and later chief editor of the Jerusalem Post. In this capacity he belonged together with Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin to the inner circle of friends of David Ben Gurion. After finishing work at the Jerusalem Post he was a freelance writer and taught at the University of Potsdam.

Rath is still an advocate for a peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians.

For his merits of Israeli-German/Austrian dialog he was awarded several honors among others: in 2005 he won the German Bundesverdienstkreuz; his latest award for his "dialog between Vienna and Israel" was the Goldenes Ehrenzeichen (golden badge of honor) of the city of Vienna.

[edit] Works

  • Ari Rath, Auf dem Weg zum Frieden. Artikel und Essays aus fünf Jahrzehnten. Berlin 2005.
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