Shimon Peres, elder statesman and former Prime Minister and President of Israel, died yesterday. In July 1986 Peres was presented with ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½â€™s Centennial Medallion in a ceremony at the Knesset at the University's historic Centennial Leadership Gathering in Israel. He received an honorary doctorate from ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ at the Hanukkah Dinner in 1987. Yehi Zikhro Barukh, may his memory be for a blessing.