I Am Meir’s brother is a biography of the celebrated research scientist, Eliezer (Eli) Huberman, and the relationship he had with his Israeli spymaster brother.
I Am Meir’s brother is a biography of the celebrated research scientist, Eliezer (Eli) Huberman, and the relationship he had with his Israeli spymaster brother, Meir (Huberman) Dagan. While Eli devotes himself to science, his younger brother, Meir, a hero known as the King of Shadows, dedicates his life to the State of Israel. He becomes a Major General in the IDF and eventually Director of the Mossad, the National Intelligence Agency in Israel.
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I Am Meir’s brother is ta biography of the celebrated research scientist, Eliezer (Eli) Huberman, and the relationship he had with his Israeli spymaster brother, Meir (Huberman) Dagan. In order to grasp the influences that turn ordinary people into extraordinary people, the story begins with Eli and Meir’s parents. The family, including two-year-old Eli, escape from Poland and the Nazi extermination in 1941, only to find themselves entrapped in the frozen tundra of a Russian work camp. Through resilience, ingenuity and determination that would be passed down to their sons, the parents survive. Meir is born at the end of the war on the family’s way back to Poland, where they are greeted with devastation and derision. By the time they finally book passage to the newly formed State of Israel, their Zionist father has firmly instilled in the psyches of his sons a fervent commitment to a Jewish homeland. Eli excels as a gifted and exceptional student. He serves in the IDF, participates in the various wars, receives a master’s degree in microbiology and a PhD, and draws international attention for his published papers on cancer research. Upon meeting Lily Ginzburg, a life-long love affair begins. A child prodigy pianist from Lithuania and the descendant of survivors, the book examines her family’s life during the war and the impact it has on her. She becomes the bedrock of Eli’s existence, birthing and raising two sons, while shielding and protecting her husband from daily distractions. Eli’s demeanor, insightfulness and genius would open doors into the rarefied corridors of the greatest research institutions in Israel, America and the world. Every day of his life is spent searching for cures, unraveling mysteries, sailing another unchartered course, each step, deliberate and insightful. There are incalculable successes and heartbreaking failures, accolades and dismissals. Through it all, he never quits and never stops believing in the unbelievable.
While Eli devotes himself to science, his younger brother, Meir Huberman Dagan, dedicates his life to the State of Israel. A zealot like his father, Meir rises through the ranks of the Israel Defense Forces, eventually becoming a Major General. He is appointed Director of the Mossad, the National Intelligence Agency in Israel. A hero known as the King of Shadows, Meir is disappointed when his brother leaves Israel for America. Knowing he is unable to protect Eli and his family from the possibility of a retaliatory assassination attempt, Meir resolves to keep their familial relationship a secret. As proud as he was of Eli, it was not until the end of his illustrious life that Meir definitively acknowledges that he has a brother. The title of this book is Eli’s way of telling the world how honored he is to say, I Am Meir’s Brother.
Professional Reviews
Ilan Chet, former President of the Weizmann Institute of Science, recipient of the Rothschild Prize, Max-Planck Award, Israel Prize, Wolf Prize
I Am Meir’s Brother gives the reader an honest and intriguing look into the life of an accomplished and respected scientist. Forthright in its portrayal of the sacrifices made when commitment overrides all else, I encourage you to read I Am Meir’s Brother not just for enjoyment but for insight into a world rarely shared.
Shulamit Ran, Composer and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in music
I Am Meir’s Brother not only chronicles the story of brilliant scientist Eli Huberman and his multi-talented and ever-resourceful wife Lily, and that of legendary Mossad Director-General (2002-2010) Meir Dagan as seen through the eyes of his brother Eli; it is also an amazing story of survival and renewal of ones who barely escaped prosecution and the Holocaust, arriving in the nascent State of Israel and becoming part of its formation. The book is also about love of family, pride of country, truth to science, and some of the ways in which these align, and at times collide. Immensely readable and flowing, I am Meir’s Brother is a family history, intermittently moving and funny, disarmingly honest throughout. Start to finish, I found the book hard to put down.
Major General (ret) Yosi Ben Hanan Recipient of Israel’s Medal of Courage
Major General Meir Dagan was a legendary hero in the Israeli army. Meir's elder brother, Professor Eli Huberman, is the great scientist that our Jewish nation shared with the international science community. Meir Dagan and I served side by side in the IDF and were twin Brothers of choice, until his untimely death at the age of 71. Meir gave his life to the state of Israel. Eli is giving his life to science and his accomplishments have impacted the world. I have read this fascinating book, written by the author, Ellen Brazer, and I deeply respect her great achievement!
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