1. Nechama Rivlin was an Israeli researcher, science secretary, and First Lady of Israel from 2014 to 2019.
10 Facts About Nechama Rivlin
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Nechama Rivlin worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1967 to 2007.
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Nechama Rivlin later worked as a scientific secretary at the university's Institute of Life Sciences.
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Nechama Rivlin said violence against children was a great problem throughout society, and that Israel should work to investigate and address child abuse.
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Nechama Rivlin told them that by telling their stories, they would help others who face difficult issues.
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Nechama Rivlin was regularly seen in public with a portable oxygen tank.
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On 11 March 2019, Nechama Rivlin received a lung transplant from 19 year old Yair Yehezkel Chalabli's body, who died in a freediving accident.
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Nechama Rivlin is survived by her husband and a sister, Vered.
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Nechama Rivlin was laid in state at Jerusalem Theatre on Wednesday, June 5,2019.
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Nechama Rivlin was buried at the Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem later that day.