births
May 16, 1916
Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (died 2009)
Ephraim Katzir
Ephraim Katzir was an Israeli biophysicist and Labor Party politician. He was the president of Israel from 1973 until 1978.
President of Israel
The president of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The president is mostly, though not entirely, ceremonial; actual executive power is vested in the cabinet led by the prime minister. The incumbent president is Isaac Herzog, who took office on 7 July 2021. Presidents are elected by the Knesset for a single seven-year term.