Biography:Martin Ebon

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Martin Ebon (May 27, 1917 – February 11, 2006) was the pen-name of Hans Martin Schwarz, a German 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[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 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:

  • Managing Editor of foreign language division, Overseas News Agency; U.S. Information Agency, New York City[citation needed]
  • Information Officer on Far Eastern desks, 1950–52; Hill & Knowlton, Inc. (public relations), New York City[citation needed]
  • Account Executive, 1952–53; Parapsychology Foundation, Inc., New York City, administrative secretary and editor, 1953–65, working closely with its founder, Eileen J. Garrett[4]
  • Lombard Associates, Inc. (public relations and publications consultants), New York City, president, 1962–82[citation needed]
  • Consulting Editor, New American Library (publishers), 1966–83[citation needed]
  • Executive Editor of hardcover book division, Playboy Press, 1971–72[citation needed]
  • Lecturer in Division of Social Sciences, The New School, 1949–50, 1955–56, 1967[citation needed]
  • Consultant, Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man, 1966–67[citation needed]
  • Free-lance writer from 1967 on[citation needed]

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
  • Einer wie Du und Ich (1937)[1][12]
  • Heiteres, Besinnliches, Nachdenkliches (1937)[1][13]
Books in English
  • World Communism Today (1948)[14][15]
  • Malenkov: Stalin's Successor, McGraw-Hill, 1953
  • Svetlana: The Story of Stalin's Daughter, New American Library, 1967
  • Prophecy in Our Time, New American Library, 1968.
  • The Making of a Legend, Universe Books, 1969.
  • Lin Pao: The Life and Writings of China's New Ruler, Stein & Day.
  • Witchcraft Today, New American Library, 1971.
  • Every Woman's Guide to Abortion, Universe Books, 1971.
  • They Knew the Unknown, World Publishing, 1971.
  • The Truth about Vitamin E, Bantam, 1972.
  • The Devil's Bride: Exorcism, Past and Present, Harper, 1974.
  • The Essential Vitamin Counter, Bantam, 1974.
  • Which Vitamins Do You Need?, Bantam, 1974.
  • Saint Nicholas.- Life and Legend, Harper, 1975.
  • The Satan Trap: Dangers of the Occult, Doubleday, 1976.
  • What's New in ESP?, Pyramid, 1976.
  • The Relaxation Controversy, New American Library, 1976.
  • The Evidence for Life after Death, New American Library, 1977.
  • Miracles, Signet, 1981.
  • Psychic Warfare: Threat or Illusion, McGraw-Hill, 1983.
  • The Andropov File, McGraw-Hill, 1983.
  • Nikita Khrushchev, Chelsea House, 1986.
  • The Soviet Propaganda Machine, McGraw-Hill, 1987.
  • KGB: Death and Rebirth, Greenwood/Praeger, 1994
Books as "Eric Ward"
  • The President's Daughter with Ursala Russell, Bantam, 1973
Articles
  • "World Communism Has Passed Its Peak," American Mercury (January 1948)[2]
  • "Communist Tactics in Palestine," Middle East Journal (July 1948)[16]
  • "Psychic Studies: The Soviet Dilemma," Skeptical Inquirer (1985)[17]
Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Hans Martin Schwarz Collection". Center for Jewish History. 2013. https://archives.cjh.org//repositories/5/resources/13647. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ebon, Martin (January 1948). World Communism Has Passed Its Peak. American Mercury. pp. 7–16. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Martin Ebon". Occult World. https://occult-world.com/martin-ebon/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Author: Martin Ebon". Skeptical Inquirer. https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/martin-ebon/. 
  5. ↑ "Book Reviews and Notices". American Political Science Review: 1013–4. 1948. doi:10.2307/1950156. https://doi.org/10.2307/1950156. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Comment on World Events". The Potters Herald: pp. 3. 22 July 1948. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78000533/1948-07-22/ed-1/seq-3/. 
  7. ↑ "Communism is Down But Not Out in Japan, Fujita Writes from Tokyo". The Northwest Times: pp. 4. 26 October 1949. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071999/1949-10-26/ed-1/seq-4/. 
  8. ↑ "On the Air Tonight". Evening Star: pp. 36. 16 March 1948. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1948-03-16/ed-1/seq-36/. 
  9. ↑ "Beria and the Jews: What Next?". Southern Jewish Weekly: pp. 148. 11 September 1953. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78000090/1953-09-11/ed-1/seq-148/. 
  10. ↑ Jones, Carter Brooke (17 May 1953). "Lifting the Curtain on Malenkov to See What Russia Has in Store". Evening Star: pp. 17. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1953-05-17/ed-1/seq-106/. 
  11. ↑ Faries, Belmont (6 December 1953). "Books on Foreign Affairs Reflect Easing Tensions". Evening Star: pp. 6. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1953-12-06/ed-1/seq-147/. 
  12. ↑ Ebon, Martin (1937). Einer wie Du und ich : eine Jugend-Erzählung aus unseren Tagen. Verlag Robert Alter. pp. 71. https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/KY2W3BMO5P533ZIKLSOWUDIZPPU66DNC?. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  13. ↑ Ebon, Martin (1937). Heiteres, Besinnliches, Nachdenkliches. Verlag Robert Alter. pp. 63. https://books.google.com/books?id=NoC2MgAACAAJ. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  14. ↑ Ebon, Martin (1948). World Communism Today. Whittlesey House (a division of McGraw-Hill Book Company). pp. 536. https://books.google.com/books?id=U6YiAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  15. ↑ Ebon, Martin (1948). World Communism Today. Whittlesey House (a division of McGraw-Hill Book Company). pp. 536. https://archive.org/details/MartinEbonWorldCommunismToday1948. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  16. ↑ Ebon, Martin (July 1948). "Communist Tactics in Palestine". Middle East Journal (Middle East Institute) 2 (3): 255–269. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4321987. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  17. ↑ Ebon, Martin (1985). Author: Martin Ebon. Psychic Studies: The Soviet Dilemma. https://skepticalinquirer.org/1986/01/psychic-studies-the-soviet-dilemma/. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  18. ↑ Ebon, Martin (15 November 1985). "Letter from Martin Ebon to Joshua Lederberg". NIH NLM. https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/bb/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101584906X12810-doc. 

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