Background
Kollek, Theodore was born on May 27, 1911 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Alfred and Margaret (Fleischer) Kollek.
Kollek, Theodore was born on May 27, 1911 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Alfred and Margaret (Fleischer) Kollek.
Secondary school, Vienna.
Founder member Kibbutz Ein Gev 1937. Political Department Jewish Agency for Palestine 1940. Established Jewish Agency office, Istanbul, for contact with Jewish underground in Europe 1942.
Mission to United States of America for Haganah 1947-1948. Head of United States Division, Israel Foreign Ministry 1950. Minister, Washington 1951-1952.
Director-General of Prime Minister's Office, Jerusalem 1952-1965. Chairman Israel Government Tourist Corporation 1955-1965. Chairman Israel Government Water Desalination Joint Project with United States Government 1964-1966.
Chairman Board of Governors Israel Museum, Jerusalem since 1964, Africa-Israel Investment Company Ltd. 1964-1965; Mayor of Jerusalem since 1965. Honorary Doctorate (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) 1977, (University of Notre Dame) 1981, (Brown University) 1983, (Jewish Theological Seminary, Harvard University) 1984! (Ben Gurion University) 1985, (Tel Aviv University) 1989.
Rothschild.
Chairman board Israel Museum, since 1964. Founder Jerusalem, Foundation, 1966.
Married Tamar Anna Schwartz, 1937. Children: Amos, Osnat.