Shalhevet Freier

Shalhevet Freier during his service in the British army, 1944

Shalhevet Freier (Hebrew: שלהבת פריאר; 16 July 1920 – November 27, 1994) was an Israeli physicist and administrator.

Freier was born in Germany, the son of Rabbi Moshe Freier and Recha Freier, founder of the Youth Aliyah organization. During World War II he fled the country and served in the British Army in North Africa and later participated in the liberation of Italy. He was involved with smuggling Jewish refugees from Europe to Palestine during 1943-46.

Freier served Israel in numerous capacities including working in the Haganah. He was the science attaché in Paris from 1956 to 1960. Frier served as the director-general of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission between 1971 and 1976. He also completed two terms as the director of the Soreq Nuclear Research Center, first in 1970 and again in 1981. He served as the head of the IAEC's policy team from 1981 until his death.

Frier chaired the Israeli group of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and served on the Pugawash Council.

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• Short bio written by his sister