An Impossible Friendship: David Ben-Gurion and Konrad Adenauer

by Michael Borchard, Gwendolin Goldbloom (Translator)

Overview

A striking piece of contemporary history
David Ben Gurion and Konrad Adenauer stand as stalwarts of 20th-century politics, their legacies linked through German and Israeli history, revealing striking parallels. Despite ascending to the pinnacle of political power relatively late in life, both emerge as architects of a new statehood for their respective nations, carrying out pioneering work both domestically and on the diplomatic stage. Their bond deepens into friendship although they only met face-to-face on two occasions.

Michael Borchard recounts the intertwined lives of Ben Gurion and Adenauer in parallel, illuminating their seemingly impossible friendship and prompting reflection on the contemporary lessons that can be derived from these two towering figures.

With a foreword by grandsons Yariv Ben-Elieser and Konrad Adenauer.

• Erste englischsprachige Übersetzung
• Ein wichtiger Teil der deutsch-israelischen Geschichte
• Politisch und gesellschaftlich bis heute höchst relevante Doppelbiografie

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783641328177
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/26/2024
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	464
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Born 1967 in Munich, Dr. phil. (Ph.D.), studied Political Science, Contemporary History and Public Law at University of Bonn, 1989–1994. Former member of the team of speech writers for the former Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl and head of the speech-writing division for the former Ministerpresident of the State of Thuringia, Bernhard Vogel. From 2003–2014 director of department 'Politics and Consulting' in the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). 2014–2017 resident representative of KAS in Israel. Since 2017 director of the department 'References and Research Services/Archive for Christian Democratic Policy' in KAS and as such responsible for the documents of the CDU.
Born 1967 in Munich, Dr. phil. (Ph.D.), studied Political Science, Contemporary History and Public Law at University of Bonn, 1989–1994. Former member of the team of speech writers for the former Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl and head of the speech-writing division for the former Ministerpresident of the State of Thuringia, Bernhard Vogel. From 2003–2014 director of department ‘Politics and Consulting’ in the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). 2014–2017 resident representative of KAS in Israel. Since 2017 director of the department ‘References and Research Services/Archive for Christian Democratic Policy’ in KAS and as such responsible for the documents of the CDU.
Gwendolin Goldbloom, born in Rendsburg (Germany), read English studies and Islamic studies at Hamburg University. She has translated several books and numerous articles, often with a focus on the intellectual and political history of the Middle East. She lives in Surrey in southern England.