Amram Zur

Summary

Amram Zur (died 2005) was Israel's first travel ministry commissioner. He was appointed head of the Jerusalem public relations department.[1]

Biography edit

Amram Zur served in the Jewish Brigade and later became the first Ministry of Tourism travel commissioner for North America. He was instrumental in increasing the number of visitors to Israel in the 1970s and 1980s[2] and organized the first "peace cruise" travelling between Israel and Egypt.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Obit
  2. ^ "Israel awards those who developed tourism".
  3. ^ Peace could benefit tourism

External links edit

  • photo with caption
  • Henry Cohen Interview[permanent dead link]
  • Their roles may be reversed Amram Zur 50 as director general of...
  • A Lasting Reward: Memoirs of an Israeli Diplomat, Yissakhar Ben-Yaacov