President Isaac Herzog said his family's genealogical records, preserved by generations of ancestors, trace their lineage directly to the biblical King David. Herzog comes from one of Israel's most prominent families: his father Chaim Herzog served as Israel's sixth president, and his grandfather Rabbi Yitzhak Isaac HaLevi Herzog was Israel's first Ashkenazi chief rabbi.
President Isaac Herzog, Israel's 11th president, revealed on Tuesday that his family's genealogical records trace their lineage directly to the biblical King David. Herzog, the son of former president Chaim Herzog and grandson of Rabbi Yitzhak Isaac HaLevi Herzog — Israel's first Ashkenazi chief rabbi — made the statement in a video. The claim underscores the deep historical roots of one of Israel's most prominent political families. Herzog has previously spoken about Jewish heritage and national unity, including in his Tisha B'Av address and in interviews with Arab media, as The Zioneer has reported.
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