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Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog

December 2, 1888 – July 25, 1959

First Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Israel (1888–1959)

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Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, also known as Isaac Herzog or Hertzog, was the first Chief Rabbi of Ireland, his term lasting from 1921 to 1936. From 1936 until his death in 1959, he was Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of the British Mandate of Palestine and of Israel after its creation in 1948. He was the father of Chaim Herzog and grandfather of Isaac Herzog, both presidents of Israel.

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  • Birthday · December 2
  • Anniversary · July 25

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