Portraits of the Past

“Portraits of the Past” showcase photographs from the life of founder, David Horowitz, and from the rich history of United Israel. They offer a range from the truly historic United Nations official press photographs to those that mark key events and milestones in United Israel history.

“Portraits of the Past” is written by Ralph Buntyn, author of “The Book of David: David Horowitz: Dean of United Nations Press Corps and Founder: United Israel World Union.” Buntyn also serves as UIWU executive vice president and associate editor.

A Ticket to Ride

King Henry V of England is credited with having invented what some consider the first true passport as a means of helping his subjects prove who they were in foreign lands. The earliest reference to these documents is found in a 1414 Act of Parliament. One of the...

Working the Good Land

They were called “Halutzim” (pioneers), the early Jewish Zionists who immigrated to the region of Palestine as part of a movement in the years after World War I to work the land and create Jewish settlements. These farmers and laborers plowed fields and drained swamps...

In the Midst of History

It seems an entire history of the United Nations could be found in journalist David Horowitz’s Press Section office on the third floor of the UN’s Secretariat building. His desk and walls were a virtual collage, crammed with papers and photographs. The shelves were...

A Dark Shadow from the Past

Kurt Josef Waldheim served as the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and the ninth President of Austria from 1986 to 1992. In 1985, accusations emerged that Waldheim had served as an officer in a German army unit that had committed...