Miriam Peretz (Hebrew: מרים פרץ‎; born 10 April 1954) is an Israeli educator and public speaker. After the deaths of two of her sons during their service in the Israel Defense Forces, Peretz became a lecturer on Zionism and living with loss. She was the recipient of the Israel Prize in 2018, for lifetime achievement. In May 2021, Peretz announced that she would run for president of Israel in the 2021 election. She ended up losing the election to Isaac Herzog, 26-82.