Aura Herzog
Aura Herzog | |
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אורה הרצוג | |
Portrait of Aura Herzog | |
| First Lady of Israel | |
| In role 5 May 1983 – 13 May 1993 | |
| President | Chaim Herzog |
| Preceded by | Ofira Navon |
| Succeeded by | Reuma Weizman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1924 Ismailia, Egypt |
| Died | 10 January 2022 (aged 97) |
| Resting place | Mount Herzl, Jerusalem |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Isaac |
Aura Herzog (Hebrew: אורה הרצוג (née Ambache, 24 December 1924 – 10 January 2022) was an Israeli social and environmental activist, who served as the First Lady of Israel from 1983 to 1993; she was the wife of Chaim Herzog, the sixth President of the State of Israel and mother of the current president, Isaac Herzog. In 1968, she founded the Council for a Beautiful Israel.