Aura Herzog | |
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First Lady of Israel | |
In role 5 May 1983 – 13 May 1993 | |
President | Chaim Herzog |
Preceded by | Ofira Navon |
Succeeded by | Reuma Weizman |
Personal details | |
Born | Ismailia, Egypt | 24 December 1924
Died | 10 January 2022 | (aged 97)
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 4, including Isaac |
Aura Herzog (Hebrew: אורה הרצוג) (née Ambache, 24 December 1924 – 10 January 2022) was an Israeli social activist and philanthropist. She was 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.[1]
Herzog died on 10 January 2022, at the age of 97.[2]