Embassy of Israel, Berlin

Coordinates:52°29′01″N13°17′20″E/ 52.4836°N 13.2888°E/52.4836; 13.2888
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Embassy of Israel in Berlin
Map
LocationSchmargendorf,Berlin
AddressAuguste-Viktoria-Straße 74, Berlin
Coordinates52°29′01″N13°17′20″E/ 52.4836°N 13.2888°E/52.4836; 13.2888
AmbassadorRon Prosor

TheIsraeli Embassy in Berlinis the headquarters of thediplomatic missionofIsraelinGermany.It is located in theBerlindistrict ofSchmargendorfat Auguste-Viktoria-Straße 74.[1]Since August 22, 2022, the Israeli ambassador to Germany isRon Prosor.[2]

History[edit]

There have been diplomatic relations between the state of Israel andWest Germanysince 1965. The first embassy, opened on August 24, 1965, was located inCologne'sEhrenfelddistrict.[citation needed]The following year, the embassy was moved to theBad Godesbergdistrict ofBonn.[citation needed]With the relocation of the German seat of government after unification, the Israeli embassy was moved in August 1999 from Bonn to Berlin. Until then there had been an IsraeliConsulate-Generalat Schinkelstraße 10 in theGrunewalddistrict of West Berlin.[citation needed]

The current embassy building was built in the period 1999-2001.[3]It was designed by Israeli architect Orit Willenberg-Giladi. She is the daughter of the lateSamuel Willenberg,the last known survivor of the August 1943 Treblinka revolt, and his wifeAda.In 2013 she was selected to design the Holocaust education center planned for the former site ofTreblinka extermination camp.[4]

Ambassadors in Germany[edit]

Further information:List of ambassadors of Israel to Germany
No. Portrait Ambassador of Israel to Germany Took office Left office Ref.
1
Asher Ben-Natan
Ben-Natan, AsherAsher Ben-Natan
(1921–2014)		August 19651970[5][6]
2
Eliashiv Ben-Horin
Ben-Horin, EliashivEliashiv Ben-Horin
(1921–1990)		19701974[6][7]
3
Yohanan Meroz
Meroz, YohananYohanan Meroz
(1920–2006)		19741981[6][8]
3
Itzhak Ben Ari
Ben Ari, ItzhakItzhak Ben Ari
(1924–2004)		19811989[6][9]
4
Binyamin Navon
Navon, BinyaminBinyamin Navon
(born 1933)		19891993[6]
5
Avraham "Avi“ Primor
Primor, AviAvraham "Avi “Primor
(born 1933)		19931999[6]
6
Shimon Stein
Stein, ShimonShimon Stein
(born 1948)		20012007[6][10]
7
Yoram Ben-Zeev
Stein, ShimonYoram Ben-Zeev
(born 1944)		20072012[6][11]
8
Yacov Hadas-Handelsman
Hadas-Handelsman, YacovYacov Hadas-Handelsman
(born 1957)		20122017[6][12]
9
Jeremy Issacharoff
Issacharoff, JeremyJeremy Issacharoff
(born 1955)		20172022[6][13]
10
Ron Prosor
Prosor, RonRon Prosor
(born 1958)		2022Incumbent[6][14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Israeli Embassy in Germany".embassies.gov.il.Retrieved2019-01-28.
  2. ^"Er spricht fließend Deutsch: Ron Prosor ist der neue Botschafter Israels in Berlin - WELT".DIE WELT(in German). 2022-08-22.Retrieved2023-10-22.
  3. ^"Botschaft des Staates Israel".berlin.de(in German). 2015-04-11.Retrieved2019-01-29.
  4. ^Miller, Sara (February 20, 2016)."Samuel Willenberg, the last surviving Treblinka prisoner, dies at 93".Times of Israel.RetrievedFebruary 20,2016.
  5. ^"Israel's first envoy to Germany dies at 93".The Jerusalem Post | JPost.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  6. ^abcdefghijk"Germany".Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  7. ^"Israeli Envoy Returns to Bonn".Jewish Telegraphic Agency.1972-11-10.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  8. ^"יוחנן מרוז ז״ל".mfa.gov.il.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  9. ^"יצחק בן ארי ז״ל".mfa.gov.il.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  10. ^"Shimon Stein".Times of Israel.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  11. ^"Meeting of young Israeli and German diplomats held in Berlin".mfa.gov.il.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  12. ^"Israel's German envoy hopeful that missing Israeli among those injured".Ynetnews.2016-12-20.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  13. ^"Kritik im Außenministerium: Neuer Botschafter spricht kein Deutsch".Fokus Jerusalem.2017-04-10.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  14. ^אייכנר, איתמר (2022-08-23)."מעגל נסגר בגרמניה: נכדו של קצין בצבא הפרוסי מונה לשגריר ישראל בברלין".Ynet(in Hebrew).Retrieved2023-03-28.

External links[edit]

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