Universally admired by Israelis for her modesty and simplicity, Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Israel’s president, was laid to rest on Wednesday after a long battle with lung cancer. She was buried on what would have been her 74th birthday.
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The funeral of Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, who passed away yesterday,at Mount Herzl cemetery on June 5, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90