Ofira Resnikov Navon (; January 1, 1936 – August 22, 1993) was the wife of Yitzhak Navon, the fifth President of Israel.
Biography
Ofira Navon was born in Tel Aviv to Batya (née Spitkovski) and Eliezer Reznikov-Erez, both originally from Russia. Her father died when she was 8. She earned an MA in education and psychology from the University of Georgia, where she was also a member of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, and had professional certification in rehabilitation psychology from Columbia University. She and Yitzhak Navon had two children, Naama and Erez.
As First Lady
thumb|250px|Ofira Navon park, Jerusalem
During her husband's presidency, from 1978 to 1983, Navon raised the profile of the president's wife. As First Lady, Navon established the President's Council for the Welfare of the Child. She worked with Jehan Sadat, wife of the Egyptian president, on rehabilitation projects for soldiers wounded in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Navon also pushed for an international treaty to protect children caught in war zones.