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Shevah Weiss (Hebrew: שבח וייס; 5 July 1935 – 3 February 2023) was an Israeli politician who served as Knesset Speaker under Yitzhak Rabin. He was Israel's ambassador to Poland and chairman of Yad Vashem.
Sep 18, 2007 · Shevah Weiss, a Holocaust survivor and former Knesset speaker who was on stage with prime minister Yitzhak Rabin minutes before Rabin was assassinated, died Saturday at the age of 87.
Feb 5, 2023 · Prof. Shevah Weiss, former Knesset Speaker, Labor Party lawmaker, President of the Yad Vashem Council, Israel's ambassador to Poland and a prolific writer, died Friday at the age of 87. Weiss was born in 1935 in Boryslaw, Poland, and survived the Holocaust with his family members after they were hidden by Poles and Ukrainians.
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Feb 4, 2023 · Former Knesset speaker Shevah Weiss died on Friday at the age of 87. Weiss, a professor of political science, served as a Labor Party MK for 17 years between 1981-1999, as speaker of the 13th...
Feb 4, 2023 · The former Speaker of the Knesset, Israel's ambassador to Poland and former chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Shevach Weiss passed away this morning (Saturday) at the age of 87. Shevach left...
May 2, 2023 · "My wife Sara and I express our deepest sorrow over the passing of former Knesset Speaker Shevah Weiss. Shevah loyally represented Holocaust survivors and the people of Israel."
Feb 4, 2023 · Poland mourns the passing of Shevah Weiss, former Israeli statesman and ambassador to Warsaw, who died on Friday at the age of 87.
