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September 29, 2020

The Lebanese Aristocrat Whose Family’s Support for Zionism Helped Make Israel Possible

Lady Yvonne Cochrane Sursock, in memoriam.

Among the many casualties of the deadly explosion in Beirut last month was Lady Yvonne Cochrane Sursock, who was injured in the blast and died 27 days later, at the age of ninety-eight. A citizen of Lebanon, Italy, and Britain who was formerly married to the Irish consul in Beirut, Cochrane lived a remarkable life and was a distinguished philanthropist and art collector. She and her family were also important supporters of the Zionist cause, as Tal Schneider explains:

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