14 THE JEWISH LEADER, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 DONALD KAPLAN, M.D. YITZHAK NAVON, ISRAELI PRESIDENT Andover, N.H. - Donald H. Kaplan, M.D. died peace- By Edgar Asher, Ashernet fully on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, surrounded by his devoted family at the home he shared with Nancy Friday, Nov 6 in a hospital at the age of ninety- (Wilkins) Kaplan, his wife of more than 58 years, in four.Yitzhak Navon, Israel’s fifth president, passed away on Andover. Navon was born on April 9, 1921 in Jerusalem. He was - able to trace back his ancestry to Spain as far back as the ing, leadership, community service, travel, sports and innumerableHis was a life friends extraordinarily near and well far. Helived, will full be of sorelylearn missed by his family, friends and admirers from many expulsionthe Arab section of the Jewsof the from , Spain thein 1492. forerunner to the IDF, walks of life and geographies. in theA fine years linguist, running fluent up into Arabic, the establishment he served as of the the head state. of Obituaries Born on May 6, 1929, to Charles and Pauline Kaplan, He then served as an Israeli he grew up in Cedarhurst, N.Y. with his older brother, diplomat in Latin America, Robert Kaplan, formerly of South Orange, N.J. He at- before becoming personal tended the Loomis School (1947), Harvard University Laying in state of former President Yit- (1951) and New York Medical College (1955). foreign minister, Moshe zhak Navon at the Presidential Resi- Kaplan interned at Henry Ford Hospital where he met his secretarySharett, from to Israel’s 1950-1952. first dence in Jerusalem. future bride. He served as physician for DesRon 23 in the U.S. Navon then took a position as a political adviser to David Ben-Gurion, a post he held for more Haven Hospital and established the Thames Eye Group in New than a decade, becoming one of Ben-Gurion’s most trusted aids. NavyLondon, from practicing 1956-1958. as an He ophthalmologist fulfilled his residency in New at London,the Yale-New Mys- During his time in politics he was a member of for thir- tic and Westerly, from 1960-1996. teen years. During this period he was a deputy Knesset speaker He was an avid sailor, completing four Newport-Bermuda rac- - down in 1978, when he was elected president at the age of 57. ing in 1991. He was a member of the Cruising Club of America, andIt head was of during the Foreign Navon’s Affairs presidency and Defense that IsraelCommittee. signed He its stepped land- es, four Marblehead-HalifaxOcean Cruising races and Club one and trans-Atlantic Ram Island crossYacht mark peace agreement with Egypt, and Navon visited Cairo in Club. He also enjoyed tennis, skiing, camp- 1980, at the invitation of President . ing and hiking. An archive shot taken in De- cember 2003 of former Israeli Navon declined requests to stand again at the end of his term The Kaplans lived in Mystic for 40 years as president, and decided to return to the Knesset as a Labor MK. and were very active in civic activities. Ka- President Yitzhak Navon (R) in conversation with the then IDF He became deputy prime minister and education minister in a na- plan was president of Temple Emanu-El at tional unity government. He was one of the architects of events its former home in Groton and president of Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon.

He was a longtime member of the Ragged to mark the 500th anniversary of the expulsion of the Jews from theMt. staffFish &at Game Lawrence Club in+ Andover,Memorial N.H.Hospital. for Spain,Presidential and signed Residence the first in Jerusalem. cultural agreement © ASHERNET between Israel and Spain. which he served as president and created Navon was buried November 8 on Mount Herzl after his coffin had been laid in state at the the Ragged Mt. Fish & Game Club’s Endow- ment Fund. Breakfast with our emissaries, Dec. 9 In retirement, he became active in and served as president sentation about Israel. Just when you thought of the Andover Lion’s Club. He served on the Board of the N.H. klatch program on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Beth Ja- you knew everything about Israel, you will be Association for the Blind and was president of the Lions Sight & cobHadassah Synagogue, is proud 400 New to present London a special Tpke in Coffee Nor- surprised and enlightened with new informa- Hearing Foundation of New Hampshire. wich starting at 8:45 a.m. A light breakfast will tion. This will In addition to his wife, Dr. Kaplan is survived by his son and be served. be followed by - Everyone in the community is invited to meet an open ques- ter and son-in-law, Susan Kaplan and Eben James of Wayland, and hear from Eastern CT’s two young Israeli tion, comment daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Lisa Kaplan of Lyme; his daugh emissaries, Amit Horovitz and Sagi Zazon. and discussion - Amit and Sagi are here as representatives of period. Mass.; and his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Kaplan and Israel - a living bridge between their commu- Please RSVP RebeccaStefano Rusconi and Olivia of Milan,Rusconi. Italy. He leaves six grandchildren, Nat nity and ours. They are the face of Israel for us for the pro- alieArrangements and Rachel Kaplan; are being Fletcher made andfor aKeillor late December Kaplan-James; service. and and give us a personal connection with Israel gram to 860- Anyone wishing to make a donation in his name is asked to and its people. They spend time in our homes 884-8945 or contribute to Ragged Mt. Fish & Game Club’s Endowment Fund and schools and share their histories and obser- sshesq@ya- vations about life in Israel. hoo.com. 03257-1838) or the Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurses Asso- Amit and Sagi will provide a multi-media pre- (RMFG&C Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 1838, New London, NH New London, NH 03257) ciation (LSR VNA & Hospice, 107 Newport Road, P.O. Box 2209, Remember to send in your subscription

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