Weizmann

American  

[vahyts-mahn, wahyts-muhn, vahyts-] / ˈvaɪtsˌmɑn, ˈwaɪts mən, ˈvaɪts- /

noun

1. Chaim 1874–1952, Israeli chemist and Zionist leader, born in Russia: 1st president of Israel 1948–52.

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Weizmann British  

/ ˈwaɪtsmən, ˈwaɪz- /

noun

1. Chaim (ˈxaɪɪm). 1874–1952, Israeli statesman, born in Russia. As a leading Zionist, he was largely responsible for securing the Balfour Declaration (1917); first president of Israel (1949–52)

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Researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science found that genes account for about half of human longevity—much more than prior estimates of less than 10%.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Weizmann taught at the university after moving to England from Belarus in 1904 and became president of Israel in 1948, shortly after the country was established.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

Chaim Weizmann, who was Israel's first president and certainly a Zionist, suggested that the hundreds of thousands of Arabs living in Jewish territory could enjoy the same rights and protections as anyone else.

From Salon ● May 26, 2024

Now, a new study by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science provides a reason for optimism.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023

Dr. Chaim Weizmann was not only a leader of the Democratic faction, crossing swords time and again with Herzl, but devoted much time and thought to the idea of a Hebrew University.

From The Jewish State by Lipsky, Louis