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Every diplomat has a life filled with adventure and meets people who are historic figures. Some diplomats write memoirs about events which they have witnessed or in which they have been engaged. Eldan recently completed his own memoir, A Nonstop Diplomat, parts of which he shared with students participating in a model United Nations debate at Tel Aviv University.

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Next week, he will share his memories with former colleagues at a meeting of Foreign Ministry retirees.

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It may spark interest in the Foreign Ministry producing a series of anthologies that will contribute to knowledge of the history of the state and its relations with other countries, and it will give examples of how other crisis situations were handled.

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■ EVERY UNIVERSITY takes pride in the accomplishments of its alumni, and Reichman University is no exception. Daniel Norber, a Reichman alum, became the first Republican in more than half a century to be elected to the New York State Assembly seat, winning the vote in the town of North Hempstead.

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This was quite an achievement, given the level of antisemitism in the US.

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A veteran of the IDF, Norber served as a lone soldier and completed his service with the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Military Police.

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Born in the US and raised in Israel, Norber earned a bachelor’s degree in government, diplomacy, and strategy from Reichman University. His grandparents are Holocaust survivors, and his mother fled from the Soviet Union. Norber returned to New York in 2001.

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He decided to run for the New York State Assembly following the October 7, 2023, massacre by Hamas and the rampant antisemitism across America that followed.

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