Shevah Weiss (Hebrew: שבח וייס; 5 July 1935 – 3 February 2023) was an Israeli politician who served as Knesset Speaker under Yitzhak Rabin.

Weiss lived in this tiny space with his parents, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, cousin and neighbor.

Weiss recalls: "My father cooked a soup consisting of one potato and water for our whole group.

Shevach Weiss was a lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw.

In 2008, Prof. Shevach Weiss and Prof. Elżbieta Kossewska established the Center for Research on Israel and the Jewish Diaspora at this Faculty.

After Shevach Weiss's death, in honor of his memory, by decision of the University Authorities, the Center changed its name to: Center for Research on Israel and the Jewish Diaspora named after Prof. Shevach Weiss.