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Chaim Herzog
AuthorBooks · Second hand1918-1997
Chaim Herzog was an Irish-Israeli politician, military officer, lawyer and author who served as President of Israel from 1983 to 1993. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Dublin, the son of Ireland's Chief Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935. He served in the Haganah Jewish paramilitary group during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt and in the British Army during World War II. Following the end of the British Mandate and Israel's Declaration of Independence in 1948, he served in the Israel Defense Forces and fought in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He remained in the Israeli military as an officer following the war until retiring in 1962 with the rank of major-general.
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Curiosities about Chaim Herzog
Birth
1918
Death
1997
First book
1943
Years writing
19
Chaim Herzog served as the sixth President of Israel from 1983 to 1993.
Born in Belfast and raised in Dublin, he was the son of the Chief Rabbi of Ireland.
During World War II, his British Army colleagues nicknamed him Vivian because they struggled to pronounce his name.
His prolific writing career spans 24 books, focusing primarily on Israeli military and political history.
Before his presidency, he had a distinguished career as a military officer, lawyer, and diplomat.