Answer the following question: Facts: - party: likud - birth date: 29 august 1924 - parents: maishe and malshen -lrb- kutisker -rrb- hurwitz - other names: harry zvi hurwitz - resting place: har hamenuchot cemetery , jerusalem , israel - caption: hurwitz heritage center , june 1998 at the groundbreaking ceremony of the menachem begin - death date: 1 october 2008 - spouse: freda hurwitz - name: zvi harry hurwitz - death place: kfar saba , israel - birth place: liepaja , latvia - known for: founder of the menachem begin heritage center - citizenship: latvian by naturalization -rrb- , israeli -lrb- under the law of -lrb- return -rrb- at birth -rrb- , south african -lrb- - ethnicity: jewish - nationality: israeli - occupation: journalist , diplomat , public servant - residence: jerusalem , israel - children: hillel pre-deceased -rrb- -lrb- son -rrb- , shira -lrb- daughter , - image: zvi harry hurwitz.jpg - religion: judaism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of zvi harry hurwitz .
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zvi harry hurwitz -lrb- ; august 29 , 1924 -- october 1 , 2008 -rrb- , also known as harry zvi hurwitz , was a noted south african jewish journalist and community leader who moved to israel , where he served as an israeli diplomat and adviser to prime ministers menachem begin and yitzhak shamir before founding the menachem begin heritage center .