Ephraim Katzir 4th President Of Israel Biophysicist Signed card, Presidential compliment slip and original ...

Ephraim Katzir 4th President Of Israel Biophysicist Signed card, Presidential compliment slip and original mailing envelope. In 1973, Golda Meir contacted Katzir at Harvard University, asking him to accept the presidency. He Hebraicized his family name to Katzir, which means 'harvest'. On 10 March 1973, Katzir was elected by the Knesset to serve as the fourth President of Israel. He received 66 votes to 41 cast in favour of his opponent Ephraim Urbach and he assumed office on 24 May 1973. During his appointment, UN approved resolution 3379 which condemned Zionism as Racism. He had to involve in the dispute between Mexico (where the resolution was initially promoted during the World Conference on Women, 1975) and the US Jewish community because of a touristic boycott directed from the later to that country. In November 1977, he hosted President Anwar Sadat of Egypt in the first ever official visit of an Arab head of state. In 1978, he declined to stand for a second term due to his wife's illness and was succeeded by Yitzhak Navon. After stepping down as President, he returned to his scientific work. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99