Alex Bein

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Alex Bein (Hebrew: אלכסנדר ביין) (21 January 1903 – 20 June 1988) was a German-Jewish historian and Zionist historiographer best known for his biography of Theodor Herzl.

Biography

Bein was born in Steinach an der Saale in Bavaria, southern Germany. He immigrated to Palestine in 1933. He was a resident of Jerusalem. He was director of the Central Zionist Archives and the first State Archivist of Israel. Bein died while on a visit to Stockholm.

Awards and recognition

Bein was awarded the Israel Prize in 1987 for his contribution to Zionist historiography.

Published works

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