Gila Katsav
Gila Katsav | |
|---|---|
| גילה קצב | |
.jpg) Katsav in 2001 | |
| First Lady of Israel | |
| In role 1 August 2000 – 1 July 2007 | |
| President | Moshe Katsav |
| Preceded by | Reuma Weizman |
| Succeeded by | Sonia Peres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
Gila Katsav (Hebrew: גילה קצב, born 1948) is an Israeli public figure who served as the First Lady of Israel from 2000 until 2007 as the wife of former President Moshe Katsav.
Biography
Gila Katsav was born in Tel Aviv. She is of Polish-Jewish and Ukrainian-Jewish ancestry. One of her grandfathers was among the founders of Bnei Brak. In 1969, she married Moshe Katsav. The couple has five children, four sons and a daughter, and two grandchildren.
Katsav is involved in personal volunteer activities for children who come from disadvantaged families as part of the efforts of “The Council for the Sheltered Child. She also volunteered for the Rehabilitation Department of Yad Sarah, a voluntary organization which specializes in providing home care and lending medical equipment without charge.
Katsav served as the First Lady of Israel from 2000 until 2007 during the tenure of her husband. In May 2005, Katsav led
Gila Katsav publicly defended her husband, then-President Moshe Katsav, against allegations of rape and sexual harassment.
References
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- ^ a b "Gila Katsav: No Doubt My Husband Is Innocent". Haaretz. 2006-09-05. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ Friedman, Ron (2010-12-31). "Moshe Katsav convicted of rape, faces long jail term". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- Times of Israel. 2016-12-21. Archivedfrom the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2019-06-30.