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The opening as it read in 2005

Aura Herzog , the wife of Chaim Herzog , the late sixth President of the State of Israel , was born in Egypt .¹ She has a B.Sc. degree in mathematics and physics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa .² After graduating, she joined the Haganah .³ During the War of Independence , she served as an officer in the Science Corps.⁴ She was wounded during the war in the siege of Jerusalem .⁵ She accompanied her husband, during his service in the United States , when he was the military attache (1950–1954), and Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (1975–1978). She initiated and established the Annual Bible Contest (1959), which has become an integral part of the tradition and culture of Israel and was a member of the Council of Culture and Art (1959–1968). She established the "Council for a Beautiful Israel" (1969) and serves as its international President. Aura Herzog is a member of the board of trustees of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art . She wrote the first book of etiquette in Hebrew , "The Secrets of Hospitality," which was published in Israel. She also served as art critic for the Jewish Chronicle . The Herzogs have four children: Yoel, Michael, Yitzhak, and Ronit, and grandchildren.⁶

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Aura Herzog , née Ambache (1928 - ) was the wife of Chaim Herzog , the sixth President of the State of Israel . Aura Herzog was born in Egypt and educated in French schools in Ismailiya . She has a B.Sc. degree in mathematics and physics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa . She married Herzog in 1947. Aura's sister, Suzy, is the widow of Abba Eban . Herzog joined the Haganah . During the War of Independence , she served as an officer in the Science Corps. She was wounded during the siege of Jerusalem . She accompanied her husband, during his service in the United States , when he was the military attache (1950–1954), and Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (1975–1978). She initiated and established the Annual Bible Contest (1959), which has become an integral part of the tradition and culture of Israel and was a member of the Council of Culture and Art (1959–1968). She established the " Council for a Beautiful Israel " (1968) and serves as its international President. Aura Herzog is a member of the board of trustees of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art . She wrote the first book of etiquette in Hebrew , The Secrets of Hospitality , which was published in Israel. She also served as art critic for the Jewish Chronicle . The Herzogs have four children: Yoel, Michael, Isaac Herzog , and Ronit, and grandchildren.

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Aura Herzog (née Ambache ; born 1924) is the widow of Chaim Herzog , the sixth President of the State of Israel , and the mother of Israeli politician and current opposition leader Isaac Herzog .

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Aura Herzog Aura Herzog (née Ambache ) ( Hebrew : אורה הרצוג born December 24, 1924) is a social activist and the widow of Chaim Herzog , sixth president of the State of Israel. In 1968, she founded Council for a Beautiful Israel .

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Israeli social and environmental activist (1924–2022) Aura Herzog ( Hebrew : אורה הרצוג) ( née Ambache , 24 December 1924 – 10 January 2022) was an Israeli social and environmental activist, who served as the First Lady of Israel from 1983 to 1993; she was the wife of Chaim Herzog , the sixth President of the State of Israel and mother of the current president, Isaac Herzog . In 1968, she founded the Council for a Beautiful Israel . "Former first lady of Israel Aura Herzog dies at 97" . i24NEWS . 10 January 2022.

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Israeli social and environmental activist (1924–2022) Aura Herzog ( Hebrew : אורה הרצוג ( née Ambache , 24 December 1924 – 10 January 2022) was an Israeli social and environmental activist, who served as the First Lady of Israel from 1983 to 1993; she was the wife of Chaim Herzog , the sixth President of the State of Israel and mother of the current president, Isaac Herzog . In 1968, she founded the Council for a Beautiful Israel . "Former first lady of Israel Aura Herzog dies at 97" . i24NEWS . 10 January 2022.

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