Harry Rosen, longtime secretary-general of the Jewish Agency, has died here at the age of 77 and will be buried Wednesday.
Rosen, who was born in the United States, was an author and lecturer who specialized in gerontology and was active in fund-raising and communal service.
He came to Israel with his family to settle in 1967, after living in France for four years.
His efforts there led to the establishment of the French United Jewish Appeal.
Rosen also served as adviser to the chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive, often dealing with sensitive policy matters.
His several books included “But Not Next Door,” which deals with interracial housing in the United States, and “Arabs and Jews in Israel,” a study of Arab-Jewish relations.
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