TV & VIDEO - Feb. 7, 1989

Former Israel diplomat and cabinet minister Abba Eban begins work this week on a four-segment, 4 1/2-hour PBS miniseries called “Israel 1947 to 1988: A Personal Witness.” Presented by New York’s WNET, it will begin where Eban’s nine-part series, “Heritage: Civilization and the Jews,” ended, with the events leading to Israeli independence in 1948. “Heritage” was broadcast by PBS three times and was shown in more than a dozen countries. In Tel Aviv on Monday, Eban said he will draw on his personal experience to provide commentary on Israel’s political and military history. The first 90-minute segment is slated for completion by fall.