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Weizmann

Weizmann

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An Israeli leader and scientist who was the country's first president
  • proper noun
: Weizmann
  • To create a viable national home for Jews in Palestine, Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, and other Zionist leaders realized that access to water resources was an absolute prerequisite.
  • Chaim Weizmann
  • Weizmann Institute
  • Weizmann Institute of Science

Examples

  • Encouraged by Prime Minister David Lloyd George and Foreign Minister Arthur James Balfour, both supporters of Zionism, Weizmann sought U.S. support for a Jewish state under a British protectorate.

    Academic text (2005)
  • For Berlin's response, we must turn to his essay in memory of Chaim Weizmann.

    Academic text (1999)
  • From the Weizmann Institute of Science:

    Academic text (2003)
  • Berlin celebrates Weizmann as a truly "great man."

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the Zionist Congress that took place in London in 1937, Dr. Weizmann established the line of policy with his words:

    Blog text (18)
  • "There's very little infrastructure," says Steve Weiner, a researcher at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The identification of Zionism with American values contributed to the clash that ultimately erupted between Brandeis and Chaim Weizmann.

    Academic text (1996)
  • While Brandeis promoted the Zionist cause in the United States, Chaim Weizmann, a Russian-born Jewish chemist, did so in Great Britain.

    Academic text (2005)
  • As the voice of Zionism in London, Weizmann lobbied high-level diplomats and helped craft the language of the Balfour Declaration.

    Blog text (28)
  • Chaim Weizmann, the first President of Israel, played a crucial role in the establishment of the nation.

Surface Forms

Weizmann main

Etymology

Weizmann is a family name that comes from old German or Yiddish parts weiz and mann, meaning 'wheat' and 'man'. A helpful way to remember Chaim Weizmann is to think 'wheat man', a name for someone whose family once worked with grain, which explains why it is a surname.