Amos Manor
Encyclopedia
Amos Manor born Arthur Mendelowitz, was a former Director of the Shin Bet, Israel's
internal intelligence and security service, from 1953 until 1963.
Born into a Jewish family in Máramarossziget, in northern Transylvania
Romania
. Following the outbreak of World War II, he was drafted to the Hungarian Army, but in 1944 was transferred to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Prior to his immigration to Israel in 1949, he served as the secretary of the Bucharest, Romania branch of the Mossad Le'aliyah Bet
for clandestine immigration to Israel, under the alias "Amos", which he later adopted as his first name. 1 month after he immigrated to Israel 1949 he joined Shin Bet.
Amos Manor is credited with building up the Shin Bet as a national institution capable of handling the many threats posed to internal Israeli security during that time.
In 1964 Manor began serving on the directorial board of several companies, banks and the stock market. He also worked as a business consultant for various textile firms. He was also a partner in the Atlas hotel management company.
Amos Manor spoke fluent Hebrew, Yiddish, English, French, German, Romanian and Hungarian.
In the ISA
1949 - appointed department head in the division for non-Arab affairs, and became the first department director for Eastern Europe.
1950 - appointed unit head within the division for non-Arab affairs.
1952 - appointed Deputy ISA Director
1953 - appointed ISA Director
1964 - retired from the ISA.
Post-retirement
Following his service in the ISA, and until he died, Manor worked for a Swiss investment company active in Israel, as a consultant to various companies, and served as director of a number of companies. He was the chairman of the board of directors of a number of banks and of the stock exchange and was also a partner in the Atlas company for hotel management.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
internal intelligence and security service, from 1953 until 1963.
Born into a Jewish family in Máramarossziget, in northern Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Following the outbreak of World War II, he was drafted to the Hungarian Army, but in 1944 was transferred to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Prior to his immigration to Israel in 1949, he served as the secretary of the Bucharest, Romania branch of the Mossad Le'aliyah Bet
Mossad Le'aliyah Bet
The Mossad LeAliyah Bet was a branch of the Haganah in the British Mandate of Palestine that operated to facilitate Jewish immigration to Palestine in violation of unilateral British restrictions. It operated from 1938 until the founding of the State of Israel in 1948...
for clandestine immigration to Israel, under the alias "Amos", which he later adopted as his first name. 1 month after he immigrated to Israel 1949 he joined Shin Bet.
Amos Manor is credited with building up the Shin Bet as a national institution capable of handling the many threats posed to internal Israeli security during that time.
In 1964 Manor began serving on the directorial board of several companies, banks and the stock market. He also worked as a business consultant for various textile firms. He was also a partner in the Atlas hotel management company.
Amos Manor spoke fluent Hebrew, Yiddish, English, French, German, Romanian and Hungarian.
In the ISA
1949 - appointed department head in the division for non-Arab affairs, and became the first department director for Eastern Europe.
1950 - appointed unit head within the division for non-Arab affairs.
1952 - appointed Deputy ISA Director
1953 - appointed ISA Director
1964 - retired from the ISA.
Post-retirement
Following his service in the ISA, and until he died, Manor worked for a Swiss investment company active in Israel, as a consultant to various companies, and served as director of a number of companies. He was the chairman of the board of directors of a number of banks and of the stock exchange and was also a partner in the Atlas company for hotel management.