Herzog was born at Clifton Park Avenue in Belfast, Ireland, the son of notable Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, who was Chief Rabbi of Ireland from 1919 to 1937 (and later, of Palestine and Israel).
Herzog was born at Clifton Park Avenue in Belfast, Ireland, next door to the Ebans Vivian Herzog (Chaim). Rabbi Herzog was then offered a job in Dublin and became Chief Rabbi of Ireland from 1919 to 1937 (and later, of Palestine and Israel).