Sarah Herzog
Sarah Herzog (née Hillman; b. 1896 – d. 1979) was an Israeli rebbetzin (rabbanit) and diplomat. She was also the mother of Chaim Herzog, 6th President of Israel, and Yaakov Herzog, Israeli diplomat. Early life Born in Riga, Latvia, Herzog grew up in London. She was the daughter of Rabbi Shmuel Isaac Hillman, who invited Belfast Rabbi Isaac Herzog (Yitzchak HaLevi Herzog) to his home for a conference regarding kosher dietary laws during World War I rationing in 1917. According to family history, Sarah dropped a tea tray when she saw Isaac, who was also immediately smitten (in some versions, Sarah spilled tea all over Isaac). In August 1917, Sarah married Isaac and assumed the title and responsibilities of a rebbetzin, or rabbi's wife. A year later, their son Chaim was born, in Belfast. The Herzogs moved to Dublin in 1919, where their son Yaakov was born in December 1921. The family moved to Israel in 1936, where Isaac Herzog became the Chief Rabbi of Eretz Israel. Later in his life, Chaim remembered his mother as clearly the dominant individual at home. She was very pretty and gracious and, although petite, almost regal in her demeanour. Wherever her home was,