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Sharett

American  
[shah-ret] / ʃɑˈrɛt /
Or Sharet

noun

  1. Moshe Moshe Shertok, 1894–1965, Israeli statesman, born in Russia: prime minister 1953–55.


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He’s dour, in any case, and the garrulous exuberance of his companion — a kibbutz choirmaster named Yehuda Sharett — does nothing to alleviate his mood.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2018

Slight, short Moshe Sharett is meticulous to the point of being pedantic; his Cabinet nickname is "Teacher."

From Time Magazine Archive

Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett chitted with him in Arabic, and David Ben-Gurion's secretary handed him a message for Egypt's Nasser that Israel's Premier was ready to meet him and talk peace any time, anywhere.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Israel became a nation and he its first Foreign Minister, he changed his original Russian name, Shertok, meaning "little devil," to Sharett, meaning "servant."

From Time Magazine Archive

For Sharett believes in the give & take of negotiation, while B-G believed more in the power of a fait accompli.

From Time Magazine Archive

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