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Martin Ebon (May 27, 1917 – February 11, 2006) was the pen-name of Hans Martin Schwarz, an American journalist and author of non-fiction books and articles from the paranormal to politics, particularly as an anti-communist.[1][2][3][4]

Background[edit]

Hans Martin Schwarz was born on May 27, 1917, in Hamburg, Germany.

Career[edit]

During the 1930s, Schwarz published in Israelitisches Familienblatt among other German-Jewish periodicals.[1]

In 1938, Schwarz emigrated to the USA, lived in New York City from 1938 onwards, and changed his name from Hans Martin Schwartz to Martin Ebon.[1]

During World War II, he served in the U.S. Office of War Information (formed June 1942), the U.S. Department of State (as an information officer[citation needed]), and by 1948 had joined the staff of Partisan Review magazine.[2]

In January 1948, Ebon published his first book in English, World Communism Today.[2] The book reviewed a century of Marxism, following the publication of the Communist ManifestobyKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848.[5] Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. praised the book as an "outstanding work on communist penetration and strategy."[6] The book was cited as an expert source, e.g., 60,000 members in the Korean Communist Party as of 1949.[7] In March 1948, he appeared on WMAL AM radio in Washington, DC, to discuss『Which Way America – Fascism, Communism, Socialism, or Democracy?』with Raymond Moley (Conservative), Norman Thomas (Socialist), and Leon Milton Birkhead (Unitarian).[8] His July 1948 article "Communist Tactics in Palestine" in the Middle East Journal received a favorably review as "carefully documented" and "objective and non-partisan."[6] In 1953, his book Malenkov: Stalin's Successor received mixed reviews as "short,"[9] quickly published (weeks after Stalin's death), and carefully appraising thanks to the author's previous book on world communism.[10] It drew favorable comparison to Eugene Lyons' Our Secret Allies.[11]

Ebon held various positions in book and magazine retailing, including:

Personal life and death[edit]

Ebon married Chariklia Baltazzi; they had one son.[3]

Martin Ebon died age 82 on February 11, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

Legacy[edit]

The Center for Jewish History houses articles written by Ebon between 1934 and 1938 for German-Jewish newspapers, plus reviews of his German-language books.[1]

Works[edit]

Ebon published dozens of books on world affairs and parapsychology.[1]

Books in German
Books in English
Books as "Eric Ward"
Articles
Miscellaneous

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hans Martin Schwarz Collection". Center for Jewish History. 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ a b c d Ebon, Martin (January 1948). "World Communism Has Passed Its Peak". American Mercury: 7–16.
  • ^ a b c "Martin Ebon". Occult World. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ a b "Author: Martin Ebon". Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Book Reviews and Notices". American Political Science Review: 1013–4. 1948. doi:10.2307/1950156. JSTOR 1950156. S2CID 147605344. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ a b "Comment on World Events". The Potters Herald. July 22, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Communism is Down But Not Out in Japan, Fujita Writes from Tokyo". The Northwest Times. October 26, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ "On the Air Tonight". Evening Star. March 16, 1948. p. 36. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Beria and the Jews: What Next?". Southern Jewish Weekly. September 11, 1953. p. 148. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ Jones, Carter Brooke (May 17, 1953). "Lifting the Curtain on Malenkov to See What Russia Has in Store". Evening Star. p. 17. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ Faries, Belmont (December 6, 1953). "Books on Foreign Affairs Reflect Easing Tensions". Evening Star. p. 6. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ Ebon, Martin (1937). Einer wie Du und ich : eine Jugend-Erzählung aus unseren Tagen. Verlag Robert Alter. p. 71. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ Ebon, Martin (1937). Heiteres, Besinnliches, Nachdenkliches. Verlag Robert Alter. p. 63. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ Ebon, Martin (1948). World Communism Today. Whittlesey House (a division of McGraw-Hill Book Company). p. 536. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ Ebon, Martin (1948). World Communism Today. Whittlesey House (a division of McGraw-Hill Book Company). p. 536. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ Ebon, Martin (July 1948). "Communist Tactics in Palestine". Middle East Journal. 2 (3). Middle East Institute: 255–269. JSTOR 4321987. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  • ^ Ebon, Martin (1985). "Author: Martin Ebon". Psychic Studies: The Soviet Dilemma. Retrieved August 8, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • ^ Ebon, Martin (November 15, 1985). "Letter from Martin Ebon to Joshua Lederberg". NIH NLM. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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