Chaim Weizmann
1874-1952
Russian-Israeli chemist who pioneered microbiological applications in industrial chemistry, such as using bacteria to break down starches for production of ethanol, butanol, a...
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The Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952) was president of the World Zionist Organization and first president of the state of Israel.Chaim Weizmann, son of Oizer and Rachel Weizmann, was born on N...
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Chaim Weizmann was born on November 17, 1874, in Motol, Russia. In 1885, he migrated to Pinsk to attend high school, where he spent his spare time in Zionist activities. He later became President of t...
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Nov 2 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on November 9 since 1900: 1918 - Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicated. 1937 - Ramsay MacDonald, who became Britain's fir...
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Yivo's Board of Overseers, chaired by Marty Peretz, has reprinted the cover of Lucien Wolf's book The Myth of the Jewish Menace in World Affairs. And a handsome cover it is. On the back of the repr...
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Steve Walt fairly, in an article by Steve Erlanger and David Sanger about why Israel and the U.S. are joined in a war on terror from Gaza to Baghdad, and maybe on to Tehran.
Though, rest assured,...
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a great piece for the Times last week about a study by Peace Now showing the staggering percentage of stolen Arab land being built upon by Israelis (facts on the ground!). The story ran off the fro...
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Israeli President Moshe Katsav faced indictment Tuesday on charges of rape and abuse of power in the most serious accusation against a top Israeli official in the country's history.The allegation t...
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Israeli President Moshe Katsav faced indictment Tuesday on charges of rape and abuse of power in the most serious accusation against a top Israeli official in the country's history.The allegation t...
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Israeli President Moshe Katsav was considering whether to step down after the attorney general said he faced indictment on charges of rape and abuse of power _ the most serious accusation against a...
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More conservative Anglican leaders from overseas are building up a presence in the United States to counter the liberal-leaning U.S. Episcopal Church on its home turf.The Anglican Church of Uganda ...
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