✍ Scribed by Michael Sela
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It is a great privilege for me to have been asked to join in these congratulations to one whose life has been one of continuous and totally committed achievement on behalf of his country, of science and of humanity.
Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir, born in Kiev on May 16, 1916, arrived in Palestine at the age of six. His family settled initially in Tel Aviv, where Ephraim and his older brother, Aharon, attended the Herzlia Gymnasium and then moved to Jerusalem where both boys went to Rehavia's prestigious High School. Ephraim's fascination with the world of science began in early childhood, and flowered in high school. In 1932 he enrolled at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem-itself then only seven years old. Since chemistry was not yet taught as a major subject, he chose botany, zoology and bacteriology, receiving his MSc. degree in 1937 and his Ph.D. in 1941.
From the outset, Ephraim's academic life intertwined with his contribution towards building the new Israeli society. In the 1930'~~ with his brother, he was already an active member of the Haganuh, the precursor of the Israel Defense forces.
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