1. Miriam Peretz is an Israeli educator and public speaker.
10 Facts About Miriam Peretz
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Miriam Peretz was the recipient of the Israel Prize in 2018, for lifetime achievement.
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In May 2021, Miriam Peretz announced that she would run for President of Israel in the 2021 election as an Independent candidate.
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Miriam Peretz was born to Moroccan Jewish parents Yaakov Ohayon and Ito Vaknin in Casablanca, Morocco.
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Miriam Peretz went on to earn a bachelor's degree in literature and history from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and later married Eliezer Miriam Peretz in the mid-1970s.
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In Giv'at Ze'ev, Miriam Peretz became the principal of the settlement's first Israeli school.
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In 2014, Miriam Peretz was selected to light a torch at the celebration of Israel's 66th Independence Day.
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In 2018, Miriam Peretz received the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement, considered to be the highest cultural honor awarded by Israel.
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In May 2021, Miriam Peretz announced that she would run for president of Israel in the 2021 election.
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Miriam Peretz currently serves as the head of a teacher education centre within the Society and Youth Directorate at the Israeli Ministry of Education.