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  1. Ephraim Katzir (Hebrew: אפרים קציר, romanized: Efrayim Katsir; 16 May [O.S. 3 May] 1916 – 30 May 2009) was an Israeli biophysicist and Labor Party politician. He was the fourth President of Israel from 1973 until 1978.

  2. Apr 26, 2024 · Ephraim Katzir (born May 16, 1916, Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now in Ukraine]—died May 30, 2009, Reḥovot, Israel) was a Russian-born scientist and politician who was the fourth president of Israel (1973–78). Katzir moved with his family to Palestine when he was nine years old.

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  4. Jun 21, 2009 · The celebrated scientist Ephraim Katzir, who has died aged 93, was Israel's fourth head of state, and his presidency was distinguished by extraordinary highs and lows. He had only held office...

  5. Professor Ephraim Katzir - eminent scientist and the fourth President of the State of Israel - was born in Kiev in 1916 as Ephraim Katchalski. Katzir, who Hebraicized his name when he became President, was what Israelis call "almost a Sabra"; his family immigrated to British-ruled Palestine when he was six years old, and he grew up in Jerusalem.

  6. May 31, 2009 · Professor Ephraim Katzir, fourth President of Israel and one of the founding faculty members of the Weizmann Institute of Science, was born in Kiev, the Ukraine, in 1916. His parents, Yehuda and Tsila Katchalski, brought him to British-ruled Palestine in 1922.

  7. Jun 4, 2009 · Ephraim Katzir, Israel’s fourth president and one of his nation’s pre-eminent scientists, died Saturday at his home on the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. He was...