Robert Slater (; October 1, 1943 – March 25, 2014) was an American author and journalist known for over two dozen books, including biographies of political and business figures such as

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, and

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. Slater was born in

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and grew up in

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. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1962 and graduated with honors from the

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in 1966, with a degree in political science. In 1967 he received a master's degree in international relations from the

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. He worked for

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(UPI) from 1969 to 1971 before moving to Jerusalem, where he worked for UPI until 1974; and for ''

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'' magazine in Jerusalem from 1976 to 1996. From 1987 and 1990 he was chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Israel. In his later years he was a columnist for ''

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'', and mentored young journalists at ''

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''. He lived for much of his life in Israel, and with his wife, Elinor, co-authored the books ''Great Jewish Women'' and ''Great Jewish Men''. He died in Jerusalem on March 25, 2014, aged 70, from complications of the flu.

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