The soldier-turned-statesman served as Israel’s ninth president from 2007 to 2014. He was born in the Polish town of Valozhyn in Belarus and served in the Israeli army, having fought in the nation’s War of Independence in addition to initiating Israel’s nuclear program. MORE
Another of the old warriors is gone.
Rest in peace, Shimon.
93! Don’t think I’ll make it that far. RIP.