Mrs. Ester (Etti) Herling Binyamin, sister of President Reuven Rivlin was niftar on Monday, 26 Tammuz at the age of 84.
President Rivlin spoke of his sister and said, �My big sister Etti 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 Etti Herling Binyamin was the President�s half-sister, daughter of Rachel Rivlin, and Yehoshua Binyamin who passed away when she was a child. She was a fighter in the Irgun, and tirelessly dedicated to Jerusalem, the city of her birth. She is due to be laid to rest on Har HaZeisim alongside Mr. Rivlin�s parents and brother. She leaves behind her three children and many grandchildren.
Details of the levaya and shiva to be announced.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
