Zalman Shazar
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Zalman Shazar was a Belarusian-born Israeli politician, author and poet. Shazar served as the president of Israel for two terms, from 1963 to 1973.
Shazar in 1963
Shazar in the center, commemorating along with Golda Meir (right) Israeli Independence. In the background is a volcanic ash relief by Moshe Castel.
Shazar with President of the Republic of the Congo Joseph Kasa-Vubu during his visit to Israel in 1963
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
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Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, ethnologist, and Labor Zionist who was the second president of Israel from 1952 until his death in 1963. Ben-Zvi is Israel's longest-serving president.
Zalman Shazar
…3rd President of Israel In office 21 May 1963 – 24 May 1973 Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion Levi Eshkol Yigal Allon (Interim) Golda Meir Preceded by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Succeeded by Ephraim Katzir Member of the Knesset In office 14 February 1949 – 8 October 1956 Personal details Born 24 November 1889 Mir, Novogrudsky…
Ben-Zvi in 1952
Ben Zvi with Rachel Yanait in Istanbul, 1913
Editorial staff of Ha-Achdut, 1910. Right to left; seated – Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, David Ben-Gurion, Yosef Haim Brenner; standing – A. Reuveni, Ya'akov Zerubavel
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (standing, second from right) at a meeting with Arab leaders at the King David Hotel, Jerusalem, 1933. Also pictured are Chaim Weizmann (sitting, second from left), Haim Arlosoroff (sitting, center), and Moshe Shertok (Sharett) (standing, right).