Isaac Navon
5th President of Israel (1978-1983), Israeli Cabinet minister, Member of the Knesset, author, playwright, and educator (born 1921-2015) · Israel · On the map · Politicians · Died at 94
Yitzhak Rachamim Navon was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the president of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president born in Jerusalem and the first Sephardi Jew to serve in that office.
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Yitzhak Navon (left) and his brother Victor in Jerusalem, 1929
Yitzhak Navon with his family, 1934
Navon as a Knesset member, 1965
President Navon meeting with Christian leaders before Christmas and the christian New Year. In the background is an Israeli relief made of basalt ash.
Navon with his wife Ofira and David Ben-Gurion
President Yitzhak Navon lighting Hanukkah menorah
The funeral of Yitzhak Navon
