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Obituary: Chaim Herzog
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Chaim Herzog crammed at least half a dozen careers into his life. He spent more than 20 years in the military, but he also practised law, spent a decade as a businessman, represented Israel's Labour party in parliament and wrote many books on Israel's history before in 1983 becoming Israel's sixth president.
Like most of the major figures in modern Israeli politics - with the exception of Moshe Dayan - Herzog was born outside the Middle East, in his case in Belfast, in 1918. He came from a family that was not merely Jewish, but rabbinical: his father Isaac Herzog was Chief Rabbi in…
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Obituary: Chaim Herzog
Chaim Herzog crammed at least half a dozen careers...whole history of the Jewish people. Chaim Herzog was always ruefully to confess a friendly...while, he was a consummate soldier. Chaim Herzog's childhood was spent in Ireland during... |
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CHAIM HERZOG, FORMER ISRAELI PRESIDENT, DIES.(News)(Obituary)
Chaim Herzog, diplomat, soldier, spymaster, barrister...complications of pneumonia. He was 78. Herzog was ``a man of war who loved peace...former premier and Labor Party leader. ``Herzog was the most statesmanlike man in Israel... |
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HERZOG, ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT FOR DECADE.(News)(Obituary)
...Byline: Eric Pace The New York Times Chaim Herzog, Israel's outspoken president...Sofer, spokesman for the hospital. Herzog, a former general, was Israel...would not, or could not, address. Herzog argued in favor of greater rights... |
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Former Israeli president dies
Chaim Herzog, Israel's longest-serving president, died yesterday, aged 78. Mr Herzog suffered heart failure after contracting pneumonia during a recent visit to the United States. AP - Jerusalem Obituary, page 20 |
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...Jerusalem where Harry interviewed the then President Chaim Herzog -- born in Belfast, where his father had been rabbi...reminiscing about the Cliftonville and Antrim roads! His obituary in The Jewish Chronicle quotes Harry as being especially... |
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