doi:10.7916/ebya-h971Reminiscences of Avraham Biran, 1994Biran, Avrahamoral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalArchaeologistsArab-Israeli conflictExcavations (Archaeology)--IsraelExcavations (Archaeology)--JerusalemDan (Extinct city)Jerusalem History 20th centuryJerusalem International statusJerusalem Politics and governmentIsrael AntiquitiesIsrael Foreign relationsIsrael Foreign relations United StatesIsrael HistoryUnited States Foreign relations IsraelBiran, AvrahamMuzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)Rockefeller Museum (Jerusalem)Israel. Agaf ha-ʻatiḳot ManagementRecollections of childhood, family in Palestine; studies at Reali School, Hebrew University, Teacher's Training College, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins; career as archaeologist, including mentors, excavations, writings; name changes, from Bergman, Tourai; commitments as archaeologist, including Israel Exploration Society committee member, director of Department of Antiquities of Israel, 1961-, creation of Israel Museum; political posts, including district officer, governor of Jerusalem, 1949-1955, head of Department of Armistice Affairs; politics of Middle East; founding of state of Israel; psychological makeup of Avraham Biran