Benjamin Eliav has been appointed Israel’s Consul General in New York, it was announced here today. He will succeed Simcha Pratt, who is returning to Israel shortly. Mr. Eliav, 50, was born in Rigs. He served as First Secretary of the Israel Legation in Buenos Aires in 1953.
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