Zalman Shazar

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Zalman Shazar (Hebrew: זלמן שזר‎; Belarusian: Залман Шнэўр; Russian: Залман Шазар) (November 24 1889 – October 5 1974) was an Israeli politician author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.

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active years end date

1973-05-24

active years start date

1963-05-21

birth date

1889-11-24

birth place

Russian Empire, Mir Belarus

death date

1974-10-05

death place

Jerusalem, Israel

nationality

Israel

order in office

3rd, President of Israel

party

Mapai

prime minister

David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Levi Eshkol

religion

Judaism

spouse

Rachel Katznelson-Shazar

successor

Ephraim Katzir