A former President of Greece, Konstantine Tsatsos, heads the Ben Gurion Centennial Committee formed here to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion.
Tsatsos is also well known as an author and the committee he heads includes distinguished figures in Greek politics, culture and academia. Angelos Vlachos, a former Ambassador and professor of political science, will be keynote speaker at the major centennial event to be held at the City Hall on April 8.
The best known member of the committee perhaps is the Greek Minister of Culture, Melina Mercouri, an internationally famous actress.
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