Moshe Smoira | |
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President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
In office 1948–1954 | |
Appointed by | David Ben-Gurion |
Preceded by | William James Fitzgerald (as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mandatory Palestine) |
Succeeded by | Yitzhak Olshan |
Personal details | |
Born | Königsberg, Prussia | 25 October 1888
Died | 8 October 1961 Jerusalem, Israel | (aged 72)
Nationality | Israeli |
Alma mater | University of Giessen |
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire |
Branch/service | Imperial German Army |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Moshe Smoira (Hebrew: משה זמורה, 25 October 1888 – 8 October 1961) was an Israeli jurist and the first President of the Supreme Court of Israel.