Nobel Laureate and wonderful Israeli citizen and a terrific (if serious-faced) Israeli is laid to rest. He died on September 28th, and as if to remind us of hope, Jimmy Carter celebrates his 92nd birthday today. Shalom, shalom and amen! Shimon Peres, in Memoriam (1923-2016/ September 28 th http://www.biography.com/people/shimon-peres-9437514 He was born in a special part of Poland, but that region is now another country, Belarus! Life and death have their interesting points (end points or... Sign in to see full entry.