Chaim Herzog (Hebrew: חיים הרצוג‎, born Vivian Herzog, September 17, 1918 – April 17, 1997) served as the sixth President of Israel (1983–1993), following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... The President of the State of Israel (‎, Nesi HaMedina, lit. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Yitzhak Navon (or Yitschak Navon) (born April 9, 1921) was an Israeli political figure. ... Ezer Weizman (עזר ויצמן) (Tel Aviv, June 15, 1924 – Caesarea Maritima, April 24, 2005) was the seventh President of the State of Israel (1993-2000). ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Alignment (Hebrew: המערך, HaMaarakh), originally called the Labour Alignment (Hebrew: המערך העבודה, HaMaarakh HaAvoda) was the dominant left-wing political party in Israel from its founding in 1965 until its transformation into the Labour Party in 1992. ... Aura Herzog, the wife of Chaim Herzog, the late sixth President of the State of Israel, was born in Egypt. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The President of the State of Israel (‎, Nesi HaMedina, lit. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ...

Biography

Early life

Herzog was born at Clifton Park Avenue in North Belfast, Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), the son of notable Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, who was Chief Rabbi of Ireland from 1919 to 1937 (and later, of Palestine and Israel). The family home (from 1919) was at 33 Bloomfield Avenue in Dublin. Herzog studied at Wesley College, Dublin. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Motto Dieu et mon droit(French) God and my right1 Anthem God Save the King (Queen) Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Capital London Language(s) English² Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1801–1820 George III  - 1820–1830 George IV  - 1830–1837 William IV  - 1837–1901... Rabbi, in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’, or more literally, ‘great one’. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ‘great’ or ‘distinguished (in knowledge)’. Sephardic and Yemenite Jews pronounce this word ribbÄ«; the modern Israeli pronunciation rabbÄ« is derived from a... Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, also known as Isaac Herzog, was the first Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Ireland and, later, of the British mandate in Palestine and Israel, once formed. ... // Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Wesley College is a fee-paying coeducational secondary school for day-pupils and boarders in Dublin, Ireland. ...

He emigrated to Palestine in 1935, and served in the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah during the Arab revolt of 1936-39. The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Haganah Poster (1940s) The Haganah (Hebrew: The Defense, ×”×”×’× ×”) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948. ... The Great Uprising, Great Revolt, or Great Arab Revolt was an uprising by Palestinian Arabs in the British Mandate of Palestine which lasted from 1936 to 1939. ...

He went on to earn a degree in law at University College London and then qualified as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. He joined the British army during World War II, operating primarily in Germany. By the end of the war, he had become head of intelligence in Northern Germany for the British, and participated in the liberation of several concentration camps. Affiliations University of London Russell Group LERU EUA ACU Golden Triangle G5 Website http://www. ... // Artists impression of an English and Irish barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... Part of Lincolns Inn drawn by Thomas Shepherd c. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ...

Political career

Immediately following the war, he returned to Palestine to participate in the agitation for the formation of a Jewish state. Following the 1947 UN Partition Plan creating the state of Israel, he fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, serving as an officer in the battles for Latrun. On 29 November 1947 the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine or United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, a plan to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict in the British Mandate of Palestine, was approved by the United Nations General Assembly. ... Combatants  Israel, Foreign Volunteers Egypt, Syria, Transjordan,  Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Holy War Army, Arab Liberation Army Commanders Yaakov Dori, Yigael Yadin John Bagot Glubb, Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Hasan Salama, Fawzi Al-Qawuqji, Ahmed Ali al-Mwawi Strength  Israel: 29,677 initially rising to 115,000 by... The Trappist Monastery The area of Latrun (Hebrew: ‎) (al-Latrun in Arabic) is a region of the Ayalon Valley, about 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla. ...

His intelligence experience during World War II was seen as a valuable asset, and he subsequently became head of the IDF Military Intelligence Branch, a position in which he served from 1948 to 1950 and again from 1959 to 1962. In the intervening years, he had served as defense attaché at the Israeli Embassy in the United States (from 1950 to 1954). By the time he retired from the IDF in 1962, he held the rank of Major-General. Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

After his retirement, he entered private law practice, but entered public life again as the 1967 Six-Day War broke out, this time as a military commentator on news radio. Following the capture of the West Bank in that war, he entered official public life again, becoming the first military governor of the newly-acquired territory. Combatants Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Saudi Arabia Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Mordechai Hod, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 264,000 (incl. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ...

In 1972 he founded, together with Michael Fox and Yaakov Neeman, the law firm of Herzog, Fox & Neeman, today the largest law firm in Israel. ^[1] Michael Fox (b. ... Yaakov Neeman (b. ... Herzog, Fox & Neeman (a. ...

In 1975 he was appointed Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, in which capacity he served until 1978. During his term the UN adopted the "Zionism is Racism" resolution (General Assembly Resolution 3379), which Herzog condemned and symbolically tore up (as his father had done to one of the British white papers regarding the British Mandate in Palestine), saying: "For us, the Jewish people, this resolution based on hatred, falsehood and arrogance, is devoid of any moral or legal value." The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, adopted on November 10, 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), equated Zionism with racism. ... A white paper is an authoritative report. ...

In the 1981 elections Herzog entered politics for the first time, winning a seat in the Knesset as a member of the Alignment, the predecessor to the Labour Party. Elections for the tenth Knesset were held in Israel on 30 June, 1981. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... The Alignment (Hebrew: המערך, HaMaarakh), originally called the Labour Alignment (Hebrew: המערך העבודה, HaMaarakh HaAvoda) was the dominant left-wing political party in Israel from its founding in 1965 until its transformation into the Labour Party in 1992. ... The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: , Mifleget HaAvoda HaYisraelit), generally known in Israel as Avoda (Hebrew: ) is a center-left political party in Israel. ...

Presidency

In 1983 he was elected the sixth President of Israel by the Knesset; he served two five-year terms (then the maximum permitted by Israeli basic law), retiring from political life in 1993. As president of Israel, Herzog made a number of visits abroad, being the first Israeli president to make an official visit to Germany, as well as visiting several far-east countries, Australia, and New Zealand. He was also noted for pardoning the Shin Bet agent involved in the Kav 300 affair. This is a list of articles about the fundamental constitutional laws, known as Basic Laws, of various jurisdictions. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ... The Kav 300 Affair or the Shabak Affair was a controversial case in Israel in which agents of the Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) killed two Palestinian terrorists who hijacked bus #300, after they had been captured and disarmed. ...

In 1985 Herzog visited Wesley College Dublin during his State Visit to Ireland, during which he opened the Irish Jewish Museum in Dublin. Wesley College is a fee-paying coeducational secondary school for day-pupils and boarders in Dublin, Ireland. ...

Herzog's grave

Herzog died on 17 April 1997, and is buried on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1020 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chaim Herzog Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1020 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chaim Herzog Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Yitzhak and Leah Rabins grave. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

Herzog also authored several books on the historical events in which he was involved, including:

• War of Atonement: The Inside Story of the Yom Kippur War (1975)
• Who Stands Accused? : Israel Answers Its Critics (1978)
• The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East (1982)
• Heroes of Israel: Profiles of Jewish Courage (1989).
• Battles of the Bible (1978), co-authored with military historian Mordecai Gichon, and his memoirs.
• Living History: A Memoir (1996).

Herzog was the brother-in-law of Abba Eban; the men's wives were sisters. He had three children, including Isaac Herzog, currently (2006-) Minister of Social Affairs and a Knesset Member for the Labour Party. Mordecai Gichon is a non-fiction author and military historian. ... Abba Eban (אבא אבן) (February 2, 1915 – November 17, 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. ... Isaac (Buzi) Herzog (Hebrew: יצחק הרצוג, born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician and lawyer. ... The Israeli Labor Party (Hebrew: , Mifleget HaAvoda HaYisraelit), generally known in Israel as Avoda (Hebrew: ) is a center-left political party in Israel. ...

Media

• YouTube Video - Chaim Herzog condemning and symbolically tearing up UN General Assembly Resolution 3379

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, adopted on November 10, 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), equated Zionism with racism. ...

Sources

• Jewish Encyclopedia Biography
• Jewish Agency Biography

External links

• Israel, Jewish world mourn death of Haim Herzog
• Haim Herzog on the official Knesset website (in English)

Presidents of Israel v • d • e

Chaim Weizmann • Yitzhak Ben-Zvi • Zalman Shazar • Ephraim Katzir • Yitzhak Navon • Chaim Herzog • Ezer Weizman • Moshe Katsav • Shimon Peres