Sister of President Reuven Rivlin dies

13 July 2015, 5:05 pm

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The office of President Reuven Rivlin announces the death of Mrs. Ester (Eti) Herling Binyamin, sister of President Reuven Rivlin. She died today at the age of 84.

Rivlin says, “My big sister Eti was for me a mentor by my mother’s side throughout my childhood in Jerusalem. I will greatly miss her, and the memory of her strong personality will stay with me always.”

The late Eti Herling Binyamin was the president’s half-sister, daughter of Rachel Rivlin and Yehoshua Binyamin, who died when she was a child. She was a fighter in the Irgun, and lived in Jerusalem. She is due to be laid to rest on the Mount of Olives alongside the president’s parents and brother. She leaves behind her three children and many grandchildren.