Amos Horev

Amos Horev
Horev in 1957 as a colonel
Born
Amos Sochaczewer

(1924-06-30) 30 June 1924 (age 100)
Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine (now Jerusalem, Israel)
NationalityIsraeli
EducationTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BA and Master's in mechanical engineering)
Known forFormer IDF Major-General
President of Technion
Military expert
Nuclear scientist
TitleProfessor, General
SpouseShoshana Horev[1]
ChildrenYehiam (son)[2]

Amos Horev (Hebrew: עמוס חורב; né Sochaczewer; born 30 June 1924)[3] is an Israeli military official and expert. He served as a commander in the Palmach the elite force of the Haganah before the founding of the state, and was later an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Major-General, Chief of Ordnance and subsequently Quartermaster General and Chief Scientist of the IDF, nuclear scientist, President of Technion University, and Chairman of Rafael.[4][5][6][7][8][9] In June 2010, he was appointed to the Israeli special independent Turkel Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza flotilla raid.[10]

Amos Horev in Katamon during Operation Yevusi
Amos Horev (second from the left) as a commander of the Palmach with Yigal Allon and Yitzhak Rabin in 1949 during Operation Horev

Biography

Before the founding of the state of Israel

Amos Horev was born in Jerusalem on June 30, 1924. His father, Alec, was director of the mechanical workshop of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a teenager he was among the founders of the Zionist youth movement Gordonia in Jerusalem. He studied at the gymnasium and from the age of 14 was a member of the Haganah. He fought against Arabs during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. He was appointed as an officer in 1940 and was one of the first recruits to Palmach when it was founded in 1941. During the war of independence he participated in many battles in the Jerusalem area and toward the end of the war was assistant to Yitzhak Rabin.

He later attended MIT, where he studied mechanical engineering.[11]

He was President of Technion University from 1973 to 1982, replacing Alexander Goldberg and succeeded by Josef Singer.[12]

Later life

Horev turned 100 on 30 June 2024.[13]

Decorations

1947–1949 Palestine war
(with Palmach clap
and defense of Jerusalem clap) 		Sinai war War of Attrition Yom Kippur War

Awards and recognition

Amos Horev was awarded the Israel Security Prize, and later was appointed as the Chairman of the Israel Security Prize and was the Chief Scientist of the Defense Ministry. He was Aluf (Major General), the highest rank in the Israel Defense Forces after the Chief of Staff.

References

  1. ^ Lou Hirsh (25 December 1998). "Looking toward new battlefields". Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  2. ^ Ilene R. Prusher (8 May 2008). "At 60, Israel's never-ending struggle for security". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Horev (Sochaczewer), Amos | Encyclopedia.com".
  4. ^ Manfredo Macioti (March 1977). A Science Policy Visit to Israel. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. p. 19. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  5. ^ Chaim Herzog, Shlomo Gazit (2005). The Arab-Israeli wars: war and peace in the Middle East from the 1948 War of Independence to the present. Random House, Inc. ISBN 1-4000-7963-2. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  6. ^ Walter Laqueur (2006). Dying for Jerusalem: the past, present and future of the holiest city. Sourcebooks, Inc. p. 129. ISBN 1-4022-0632-1. Retrieved 17 June 2010. Amos Horev.
  7. ^ Joel Peters (1992). Israel and Africa: the problematic friendship. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 1-870915-10-0. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  8. ^ Norman H. Gray, "Canopy over Israel: Eyewitness Reports on the Selection, Training, and Assignment of Personnel in the Israel Air Force", Naval Sea Support Center, Pacific, 1 September 1978; retrieved 17 June 2010.
  9. ^ Ravid, Barak (16 June 2010). "Gaza flotilla probe panel to hold first meeting on Wednesday". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Cabinet asked to approve independent public commission". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  11. ^ Salpeter, Eliahu; Elizur, Yuval (2006-12-21). Who Rules Israel? - Eliahu Salpeter, Yuval Elizur - Google Books. Harper & Row. ISBN 9780060111649. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  12. ^ "President | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology". Technion. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  13. ^ "חוגגים יום הולדת 100 לעמוס חורב" (in Hebrew). News1. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.