Aura Herzog, was born in Egypt and became an Israeli writer. She was married to Haim Herzog, the late sixth President of the State of Israel. Herzog's early education was provided in French schools in Ismailiya. She has a B.Sc. degree in mathematics and physics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She married her husband in 1947. After graduating, she joined the Haganah. Wikipedia
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