Randolph S. Churchill, an internationally known author and journalist who was the only son of the late Sir Winston and Lady Churchill, died here today at the age of 57 after a long illness. Mr. Churchill was a life-long Anglo-Zionist and often represented his father at official functions in Israel. On many occasions he served as a go-between for his father and the late Dr. Chaim Weizmann, head of the World Zionist Organization during the pre-Statehood years, who became Israel’s first President.
Mr. Churchill served as a major in the British Army during World War II and spent time in Jerusalem. His open support of Zionist aspirations made him unpopular with the British administration in Palestine. After last June’s Six-Day War, he wrote a book on the conflict and its causes which became a best seller.
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