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 .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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.
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Martin Ebon died age 82 on February 11, 2006, in
Las Vegas, Nevada .
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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.
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Works
Ebon published dozens of books on world affairs and parapsychology.
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Books in German
Einer wie Du und Ich (1937)
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Heiteres, Besinnliches, Nachdenkliches (1937)
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Books in English
World Communism Today (1948)
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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)
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"Communist Tactics in Palestine,"
Middle East Journal (July 1948)
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"Psychic Studies: The Soviet Dilemma," Skeptical Inquirer (1985)
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Miscellaneous
References
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"Hans Martin Schwarz Collection" . Center for Jewish History. 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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Ebon, Martin (January 1948). "World Communism Has Passed Its Peak". American Mercury: 7–16.
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"Martin Ebon" . Occult World. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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"Author: Martin Ebon" . Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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"Book Reviews and Notices" . American Political Science Review : 1013–4. 1948.
doi :
10.2307/1950156 .
JSTOR
1950156 .
S2CID
147605344 . Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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"Comment on World Events" . The Potters Herald . July 22, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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"Communism is Down But Not Out in Japan, Fujita Writes from Tokyo" . The Northwest Times . October 26, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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"On the Air Tonight" . Evening Star . March 16, 1948. p. 36. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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"Beria and the Jews: What Next?" . Southern Jewish Weekly . September 11, 1953. p. 148. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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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 .
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Faries, Belmont (December 6, 1953).
"Books on Foreign Affairs Reflect Easing Tensions" . Evening Star . p. 6. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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Ebon, Martin (1937).
Einer wie Du und ich : eine Jugend-Erzählung aus unseren Tagen . Verlag Robert Alter. p. 71. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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Ebon, Martin (1937).
Heiteres, Besinnliches, Nachdenkliches . Verlag Robert Alter. p. 63. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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Ebon, Martin (1948).
World Communism Today . Whittlesey House (a division of McGraw-Hill Book Company). p. 536. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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Ebon, Martin (1948).
World Communism Today . Whittlesey House (a division of McGraw-Hill Book Company). p. 536. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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Ebon, Martin (July 1948).
"Communist Tactics in Palestine" . Middle East Journal . 2 (3). Middle East Institute: 255–269.
JSTOR
4321987 . Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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Ebon, Martin (1985).
"Author: Martin Ebon" . Psychic Studies: The Soviet Dilemma. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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Ebon, Martin (November 15, 1985).
"Letter from Martin Ebon to Joshua Lederberg" . NIH NLM. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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