Tzippora Sharett | |
|---|---|
| ציפורה שרת | |
 Tzippora Sharett, 1955 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In role 26 January 1954 – 3 November 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Moshe Sharett |
| Preceded by | Paula Ben-Gurion |
| Succeeded by | Paula Ben-Gurion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tzippora Meirov 12 August 1896 Dvinsk, Russian Empire (now Daugavpils, Latvia) |
| Died | 30 September 1973 (aged 77) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Reading College |
Tzippora Sharett (Hebrew: צפורה שרת; née Meirov; 12 August 1896 – 30 September 1973)[1] was the wife of the second prime minister of Israel, Moshe Sharett.
She was born in Dvinsk, a city that was under the control of the Russian Empire at the time of her birth and is now Daugavpils, Latvia. In 1912, she made Aliya to Palestine with her family. While studying at the Hebrew Gymnasium, she met Moshe Sharett, one of the leaders of the Yishuv who later became the second Israeli prime minister and its first foreign minister, and in 1922 they married.
She supported her husband in all his diplomatic and political activities until his death in 1965. She died in 1973.