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Shazar

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[shah-zahr, sha-] / ʃɑˈzɑr, ʃæ- /

noun

  1. Zalman Shneor Zalman Rubashev, 1889–1974, Israeli statesman, born in Russia: president 1963–73.


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Okamoto, after almost certainly being found guilty this week, faces the same fate, barring a commutation of his sentence by the Israeli Chief of Staff, General David Elazar, or clemency from President Zalman Shazar.

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Led by President Zalman Shazar and Premier Golda Meir, the pilgrims were bound for the Negev kibbutz of Sde Boker to pay homage, on his 85th birthday, to former Premier David Ben-Gurion.

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Assured by the conductor that he could buy another, Shazar replied: "I know, but if I don't find the ticket I won't know where I'm going."

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Russian-born Shazar emigrated to Palestine via Central Europe during the '20s,*was hand-picked for the job by an old political crony, Premier David Ben-Guri-on.

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Normally softspoken, Shazar is an impassioned, skillful orator when he gets onto a speaker's platform.

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