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[[Image: פנחס לביא.png|thumb|Pinhas Lavie]]
Pinhas Lavie (; September 4, 1935–July 31, 2020) was an [[Israel]]i diplomat who served as ambassador to [[Swaziland]] and the [[Dominican Republic]].
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[https://ift.tt/3lcMyah Lavie’s cv], [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)]] site.
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==Biography==
His father, Shmuel Lubart, was born in [[Astrakhan]], [[Russia]]. Shmuel’s parents immigrated to [[Mandatory Palestine]] in 1933 and settled in [[Pardes Hanna-Karkur|Pardes Hanna]], where they were farmers and citrus growers. As a result of his work in the leather and fur trades, Shmuel attended a fair in [[Leipzig]], where he met his future wife, Yehudit Mor (a native of the city), whose father had a business selling fur and leather. They married in 1925 in Leipzig, where their first son, Aryeh, was born a year later. Pinhas Lubart (later Lavie) was born in 1935 in [[Danzig]]. In 1938, the family immigrated to Palestine.
<ref name=" Lavie’s cv"/>
They settled in Pardes Hanna and worked in farming and citrus-growing. He attended high school at [[Kfar Galim]] youth village, and studied international relations at the Open University.
From 1964 to 1968, he served under Pinhas Gonen
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“Former Palmach Member Heads Advisory Team for Young Pioneers in Malawi,” ''[[Maariv (newspaper)|Maariv]]'', 12 July 1964.
</ref>
as deputy head of a [[Ministry of Defense (Israel)|Defense Ministry]] delegation to [[Malawi]] that trained the local army following the country’s independence from the [[United Kingdom]].
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Avraham Arnon, “I Burst into Tears When They Told Me Dad Was One of the Hostages,” ''[[Yedioth Ahronoth]]'', 29 December 1972, p. 4.
</ref>
While serving overseas, he [[Hebraization of surnames|Hebraicized]] his last name from Lobert to Lavie, in keeping with the requirement instituted by [[David Ben-Gurion]].
<ref>
Amir Bohbot, “Ben-Gurion Pressured the Soldiers: ‘Change Your Names to Hebrew,’” ''[[Walla!]]'', 3 June 2014.
</ref>
In 1970, Lavie was sent to [[Thailand]], where he served as administrative officer and press attaché at the Israeli Embassy in [[Bangkok]] until 1974.
<ref>
Hagai Keren-Zvi, “...And Now We’re all Waiting for the Iraqis,” ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', 18 March 1971, p. 24.
</ref>
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“Administrative Officer Has Arrived from Bangkok,” Davar, 23 January 1973, p. 2.
</ref>
In 1972, he was one of six Foreign Ministry personnel held [[Israeli Bangkok Embassy hostage crisis|hostage at the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok]] by [[Palestinian]]s from the [[Black September Organization]].
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[https://ift.tt/2U5n0jJ Israeli Embassy in Bangkok held by Arabs 19 Hours], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 29 December 1972
</ref>
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[https://ift.tt/2IcKY9X The hostage crisis solved in the name of the King], ''[[Bangkok Post]]'', 23 October 2016.
</ref>
From 1974 to 1979, Lavie worked in the Financial Division of [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Israel’s Foreign Ministry]] as an administrative assistant, head of the Overseas Section, and director of the Individual Payments Department. From 1979 to 1984, he served in [[Paris]] as an advisor and regional administrative officer to [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], and [[France]]. In 1984, and 1990–1993, he served as director of the Dispatch, Intake, and Individual Welfare Department, and in 1984–1986, was secretary of the Treatment Fund, Administrative Division. From 1986 to 1990, he served in [[New York City|New York]] as regional advisor and administrative officer for [[Atlanta]], [[Boston]], [[Miami]], and [[Philadelphia]].
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From 1993 to 1995, Lavie served as ambassador in [[Mbabane]], [[Swaziland]], and as non-resident ambassador in [[Maseru]], [[Lesotho]].
<ref name=" Lavie’s cv"/>
In 1995 to 2000, Lavie served as ambassador in [[Santo Domingo]], the [[Dominican Republic]], and as ambassador to [[Caribbean Community]] member states: [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Barbados]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[Dominica]], [[Haiti]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Saint Lucia]],
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[https://ift.tt/3eHkcCY Israel’s Ambassador Visits St. Lucia], May 27, 1998.
</ref>
and [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]. He retired from the Foreign Ministry in 2000.
<ref name=" Lavie’s cv"/>
From 1955 until his death, Pinhas Lavie was married to Rachel, with whom he had four children.
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[[Naomi Gal]], “The Whole World is a Front,” ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', 6 March 1991, p. 14.
</ref>
Over the years, she worked at the embassies where he served, and at the Foreign Ministry.
==References==
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to the Dominican Republic]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Eswatini]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Antigua and Barbuda]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Dominica]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Grenada]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Haiti]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Jamaica]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Saint Lucia]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
[[Category:Israeli diplomats]]
[[Category:Israeli people taken hostage]]
Pinhas Lavie (; September 4, 1935–July 31, 2020) was an [[Israel]]i diplomat who served as ambassador to [[Swaziland]] and the [[Dominican Republic]].
<ref name=" Lavie’s cv">
[https://ift.tt/3lcMyah Lavie’s cv], [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)]] site.
</ref>
==Biography==
His father, Shmuel Lubart, was born in [[Astrakhan]], [[Russia]]. Shmuel’s parents immigrated to [[Mandatory Palestine]] in 1933 and settled in [[Pardes Hanna-Karkur|Pardes Hanna]], where they were farmers and citrus growers. As a result of his work in the leather and fur trades, Shmuel attended a fair in [[Leipzig]], where he met his future wife, Yehudit Mor (a native of the city), whose father had a business selling fur and leather. They married in 1925 in Leipzig, where their first son, Aryeh, was born a year later. Pinhas Lubart (later Lavie) was born in 1935 in [[Danzig]]. In 1938, the family immigrated to Palestine.
<ref name=" Lavie’s cv"/>
They settled in Pardes Hanna and worked in farming and citrus-growing. He attended high school at [[Kfar Galim]] youth village, and studied international relations at the Open University.
From 1964 to 1968, he served under Pinhas Gonen
<ref>
“Former Palmach Member Heads Advisory Team for Young Pioneers in Malawi,” ''[[Maariv (newspaper)|Maariv]]'', 12 July 1964.
</ref>
as deputy head of a [[Ministry of Defense (Israel)|Defense Ministry]] delegation to [[Malawi]] that trained the local army following the country’s independence from the [[United Kingdom]].
<ref>
Avraham Arnon, “I Burst into Tears When They Told Me Dad Was One of the Hostages,” ''[[Yedioth Ahronoth]]'', 29 December 1972, p. 4.
</ref>
While serving overseas, he [[Hebraization of surnames|Hebraicized]] his last name from Lobert to Lavie, in keeping with the requirement instituted by [[David Ben-Gurion]].
<ref>
Amir Bohbot, “Ben-Gurion Pressured the Soldiers: ‘Change Your Names to Hebrew,’” ''[[Walla!]]'', 3 June 2014.
</ref>
In 1970, Lavie was sent to [[Thailand]], where he served as administrative officer and press attaché at the Israeli Embassy in [[Bangkok]] until 1974.
<ref>
Hagai Keren-Zvi, “...And Now We’re all Waiting for the Iraqis,” ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', 18 March 1971, p. 24.
</ref>
<ref>
“Administrative Officer Has Arrived from Bangkok,” Davar, 23 January 1973, p. 2.
</ref>
In 1972, he was one of six Foreign Ministry personnel held [[Israeli Bangkok Embassy hostage crisis|hostage at the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok]] by [[Palestinian]]s from the [[Black September Organization]].
<ref>
[https://ift.tt/2U5n0jJ Israeli Embassy in Bangkok held by Arabs 19 Hours], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 29 December 1972
</ref>
<ref>
[https://ift.tt/2IcKY9X The hostage crisis solved in the name of the King], ''[[Bangkok Post]]'', 23 October 2016.
</ref>
From 1974 to 1979, Lavie worked in the Financial Division of [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Israel’s Foreign Ministry]] as an administrative assistant, head of the Overseas Section, and director of the Individual Payments Department. From 1979 to 1984, he served in [[Paris]] as an advisor and regional administrative officer to [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], and [[France]]. In 1984, and 1990–1993, he served as director of the Dispatch, Intake, and Individual Welfare Department, and in 1984–1986, was secretary of the Treatment Fund, Administrative Division. From 1986 to 1990, he served in [[New York City|New York]] as regional advisor and administrative officer for [[Atlanta]], [[Boston]], [[Miami]], and [[Philadelphia]].
<ref name=" Lavie’s cv"/>
From 1993 to 1995, Lavie served as ambassador in [[Mbabane]], [[Swaziland]], and as non-resident ambassador in [[Maseru]], [[Lesotho]].
<ref name=" Lavie’s cv"/>
In 1995 to 2000, Lavie served as ambassador in [[Santo Domingo]], the [[Dominican Republic]], and as ambassador to [[Caribbean Community]] member states: [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Barbados]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[Dominica]], [[Haiti]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Saint Lucia]],
<ref>
[https://ift.tt/3eHkcCY Israel’s Ambassador Visits St. Lucia], May 27, 1998.
</ref>
and [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]. He retired from the Foreign Ministry in 2000.
<ref name=" Lavie’s cv"/>
From 1955 until his death, Pinhas Lavie was married to Rachel, with whom he had four children.
<ref>
[[Naomi Gal]], “The Whole World is a Front,” ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', 6 March 1991, p. 14.
</ref>
Over the years, she worked at the embassies where he served, and at the Foreign Ministry.
==References==
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to the Dominican Republic]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Eswatini]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Antigua and Barbuda]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Dominica]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Grenada]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Haiti]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Jamaica]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Saint Lucia]]
[[Category:Ambassadors to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
[[Category:Israeli diplomats]]
[[Category:Israeli people taken hostage]]
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