Chaim Weizmann, a brilliant chemist and key figure in the founding of Israel, is often overlooked compared to Herzl and Ben-Gurion.

"Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict" by Oren Kessler, an American-Israeli author, won the prestigious Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for its exploration of the events between 1936 to 1939 in historic Palestine.

In May 1948, Chaim Weizmann, physically and mentally exhausted, learned of the declaration of an independent Jewish state named Israel while in New York.

The text presents a quiz with questions related to Jewish and Israeli knowledge.

As Israel approaches its seventy-fifth birthday, the traditional celebrations and nostalgic commemorations will focus mainly on local actors and events.

In this text, the focus is on T. E. Lawrence's involvement in the Middle East during World War I and the subsequent negotiations that took place, including his support for both the Arab Revolt and Zionism.

The text explores significant historical rivalries in Israeli politics, highlighting the intense infighting among key figures such as David Ben-Gurion, Chaim Weizmann, Golda Meir, Abba Eban, Yitzhak Rabin, and Shimon Peres.

In 1919, Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann met with Emir Faisal, a key figure in the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire, leading to an agreement where Arabs accepted the Balfour Declaration in exchange for Zionist support for an Arab state in Ottoman lands.

Czech President Milo Zeman's support for Israel, following a tradition that began with the country's founding president Thomas Masaryk, who championed Jewish causes in the face of anti-Semitism.

Prof. Benjamin Z. Kedar discusses his new collection of essays on Chaim Weizmann with host Gilad Halpern, highlighting Weizmann's role as Israel's first president and a leader in the World Zionist Organization, while also emphasizing his career as a chemist.

In the 1940s, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver were key figures in American Zionism.