Remembering David Horowitz

These are the chapters taken from the popular book “The Book of David, David Horowitz: Dean of United Nations Press Corps and Founder: United Israel World Union. The author of the book, Ralph Buntyn is executive vice president and associate editor of United Israel World Union. An author, historian and researcher, his many articles and essays have appeared in various media outlets.

David Horowitz was the dean of the United Nations Press Corps, serving since the founding of the world organization in San Francisco in 1945. He was also the President and Founder of “United Israel World Union” (1943-44).Those familiar with United Israel World Union will recognize many of the stories, but hopefully benefit from much of the detail and facts that form “the rest of the story” of this remarkable man who died at age 99 in 2002.

For those unfamiliar with the Horowitz saga, we are pleased to share these incredible episodes as a way of honoring Horowitz for his selfless, untiring devotion for the cause of universal Torah faith, the establishment and well-being of the State of Israel and humanitarian ideals.

Remembering David Horowitz (39): Bibi’s UN Debut

1984 arrived and United Israel World Union was turning 40. The annual meeting of the biblically inspired body was held on April 25th in the home of President David Horowitz. Among those in attendance at the historic meeting were Ms. Dorothy Adelson, author of the...

Remembering David Horowitz (38): A Legend says Farewell

On September 21, 1982, the National Assembly elected Amine Pierre Gemayel President of Lebanon to replace his brother Bachir Gemayel, who had been elected the previous month but was assassinated before taking office. A multinational force, composed of U.S. and...

Remembering David Horowitz (37): Broken in Beirut

In April 1982, the evacuation of the Israeli settlement of Yamit in the Sinai Peninsula began and by April 25th, Israel had completed its withdrawal from the Sinai in accordance with the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979. On April 24-25, David Horowitz appeared as...

Remembering David Horowitz (36): The High Cost of Peace

Veterans Day, November 11, 1980. It was the day of the Centennial Dinner celebration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Zeev Jabotinsky. And what a celebration it was! First a little background. Vladimir...