Shimon Peres – 1923-2016

Sheba Medical Center Mourns the Passing of
Former President Shimon Peres 

After a two-week battle for his life having suffered a stroke, Israel's ninth President and former Prime Minister Shimon Peres passed away overnight Tuesday at the age of 93.
His son, Chemi, confirmed his death Wednesday morning to reporters gathered at the Sheba Medical Center where Shimon Peres had been treated for the past two weeks.
 
 

(f. r. to l.: Chemi Peres, Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, Prof. Rafi Walden, Dr. Yelena Mishuk)

"Today with deep sorrow we bid farewell to our beloved father, the ninth president of Israel," Chemi Peres said. "Our father's legacy has always been to look to tomorrow. We were privileged to be part of his private family, but today we sense that the entire nation of Israel and the global community share this great loss. We share this pain together."
Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, the Director General of the hospital, eulogized: "For the last two weeks we had the honor of being part of Mr. Peres' last chapter of his life's journey. During this time we have witnessed again his special strength and endurance.
The Sheba Medical Center staff did everything they could, with great dedication and devotion, to give Mr. Peres the most advanced and quality medical treatment in accordance with his condition.

The Sheba family bows its head in honor of this unique person.

Ziki, Hemi, Yoni and all your precious and noble family, I wish to express my deep grief and sorrow as the director general of this hospital, as an IDF officer, but first and foremost as a citizen of the State of Israel, of which Shimon Peres was one of its founding fathers.

Mr. Peres, may you rest in peace!"

Reserve Brigadier General of the IDF, Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, was appointed director of the Sheba Medical Center in June and has been in the Israeli media limelight in recent days since Peres was hospitalized there.