Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir · Heroes of Israel
Seventh Prime Minister of Israel and veteran of the pre-state underground
1915, Ruzhany, Russian Empire (now Belarus) — 2012, Tel Aviv, Israel
Poland · Mandatory Palestine · Israel
Yitzhak Shamir is recognized among Israeli contributors to Heroes of Israel — Seventh Prime Minister of Israel and veteran of the pre-state underground
Born Yitzhak Yezernitsky into a Jewish family in the Russian Empire, Shamir immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935 and became a leader of the Lehi underground fighting for Jewish statehood. After the founding of Israel he rose through the Mossad and politics to serve twice as Prime Minister (1983–84 and 1986–92), presiding over the mass immigration of Soviet and Ethiopian Jews. He was one of the founding generation of Israeli statesmen.
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Seventh Prime Minister of Israel and veteran of the pre-state underground
Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
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