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Chaim Herzog (17 September 1918 – 17 April 1997) served as the sixth President of Israel (1983–93), following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Biography

Early life

Herzog was born at Clifton Park Avenue in Belfast, the son of notable Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, who was Chief Rabbi of Ireland from 1919 to 1937 (and later, of Palestine and Israel), and Sara (née Hillman).

The family home (from 1919) was at 33 Bloomfield Avenue, Portobello in Dublin, Ireland.

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Herzog studied at Wesley College, Dublin and was involved with the Federation of Zionist Youth during his teenage years.

He immigrated to Palestine in 1935, and served in the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah during the Arab revolt of 1936–39.

He went on to earn a degree in law at University College London, and then qualified as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn.

He joined the British army during World War II, operating primarily in Germany as