The 35th Annual Fran Eizenstat and Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture

The 35th Annual Fran Eizenstat and Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture Series presents a virtual discussion led by Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat featuring Isaac Herzog, President of Israel. This event is brought to you by the Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein Cultural Arts Program Fund. President Isaac Herzog is a public official who has been working in the service of the State of Israel and its society for over twenty years. He was born in 1960 to Aura and Chaim Herzog, later Israel’s Sixth President. He served as an officer in the IDF Intelligence Corps, and after completing his law degree, worked as a lawyer, specializing in communications law. He served as the government secretary, a member of the Knesset, the minister of construction and housing, the minister of tourism, the minister of welfare and social services, and the minister of diaspora affairs. He was later elected the chairman of the Israeli Labor Party and served as the leader of the Opposition in the Knesset. For three years, Herzog served as the chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel. In July 2021, he was elected president by an unprecedented majority in the Knesset, and he entered office as the Eleventh President of Israel. This event isVIRTUAL ONLY, free, and open to the community, but registration is required. Register