No Israeli Leader Was More Respected Around the World than Shimon perez

The Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Moriah Films Division expresses its
sadness over the death of Shimon Peres, the 9th President of the State of
Israel and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. 
Rabbi Marvin Hier, Dean and Founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Richard Trank, Executive Producer and principal Writer/Director of Moriah Films extend its condolences of behalf of the Simon Wiesenthal Center to the family of President Peres. No Israeli leader was more respected around the world than Shimon Peres, the last of the pioneers who helped found the State of Israel.
In February of 2016, Rabbi  Hier and Richard Trank interviewed Shimon Peres (pictured) for an upcoming documentary on the life of David Ben-Gurion.
The Center, its Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem and Moriah has had a long association with President Peres, having interviewed him for several other film projects. During the course of this particular interview, Rabbi Hier and Trank were asked if they would be interested in producing the definitive documentary film about the life of President Peres. Without hesitation, they answered, “Yes” and immediately went into production on this film. Rabbi Hier and Trank made the decision to postpone the completion of their Ben-Gurion documentary until 2018 so that the film about the then 92-year-old President could be completed by Spring 2017. President Peres was excited about the possibility of attending multiple premieres in Israel and the United States.
From April through late June 2016, Trank conducted more than 50 hours of interviews with the President, covering his entire life. During those interviews when asked if Zionism is no longer relevant, he told Trank that not only is Zionism more relevant today than ever, it continues to be vibrant and to evolve