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Chaim Azriel Weizmann (/ ˈ k aɪ m ˈ w aɪ t s m ə n / KYME WYTE-smən; [a] 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) was a Russian-born Israeli statesman, biochemist, and Zionist leader who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel.
Weizmann's position remained as Chairman of Provisional State Council until 17 February 1949, when he was declared President by the first Knesset. Upon Weizmann's death on 9 November 1952, Knesset Speaker Yosef Sprinzak took over as Acting President of Israel until the inauguration of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. ^ Upon Ben-Zvi's death on 23 April 1963 ...
Chaim Weizmann (1874–1952), first president of the State of Israel and founder of the institute Weizmann residence, designed by Erich Mendelsohn. The institute was founded in 1934 by Chaim Weizmann and his initial (1st) team, which included Benjamin M. Bloch, as the Daniel Sieff Research Institute.
A school was established on the site in 1951, and took its name from the tamarisk trees that grow in the region, and from the title of the President of Israel, in honor of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann. Taken together, the name means "Tamarisk of the President."
Chaim Weizmann Indirect presidential elections were held in Israel on 16 February 1949 to elect the first president of the State of Israel. The president was elected by the 120 members of the Knesset and would replace the president of the Provisional State Council as head of state .
Busts of the first Israel president, Chaim Weizmann, who worked at the university in the early 20th Century, and another former academic, Harold Baily-Dixon, were taken in the incident on 1 November.
Dvorah Barzilay-Yegar (born 1933) is an Israeli historian, [1] who has carried out many years of scholarly research into the life and political activities of Chaim Weizmann, the first President of Israel.
Pro-Palestinian activists claimed they had "abducted" the sculptures of Chaim Weizmann. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games ...