Martin Ebon Explained

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

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

Career

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), 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 Manifesto by Karl 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

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

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

Legacy

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

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

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

External links

Notes and References

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