Menachem Begin

Menachem Wolfovitch Begin (August 16, 1913-March 9, 1992) ( name in Hebrew: {{Audio|He-Menachem_Begin.ogg|??????? ???????}} ) became the 6th Prime Minister of Israel in May 1977. With the mediation of US President Jimmy Carter, Begin negotiated the Camp David Accords with President Sadat of Egypt, agreeing on the withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from the Sinai Peninsula and its return to Egypt. Begin and Sadat were awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for this implementation of "Land for peace".

Final years in seclusion: Dies in 1992

Begin would rarely leave his apartment, and then usually to visit his wife's grave-site to say the traditional Jewish Kaddish Jewish prayer for the departed. His seclusion was watched over by his children and his lifetime personal secretary Yechiel Kadishai who monitored all official requests for meetings.

Related Topics:
Kaddish - Jewish prayer - Yechiel Kadishai

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Begin died in Jerusalem in 1992, followed by a simple ceremony and burial at the Mount of Olives.

Related Topics:
Jerusalem - 1992 - Mount of Olives

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