Yaakov Herzog

Politician

Birthday March 21, 1921

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Ireland

DEATH DATE Mar 9, 1972 (50)

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About

Irish-born Israeli diplomat associated with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as the director-general of the Prime Minister of Israel's office from 1965 to 1972.

Before Fame

He studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, London University, and McGill University.

Trivia

He worked as an Israeli minister at the Washington, D.C. embassy in the early 1960s and became a close friend of then-American President, John F. Kennedy.

Family Life

He was the son of a high-ranking Israeli Rabbi and the brother of Chaim Herzog, who served as Israel's sixth President.

Associated With

He served as an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, in 1956 and 1957.