{"product_id":"chaim-weizmann-a-biography-9781684581962","title":"Chaim Weizmann: A Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003eA magisterial biography of Israel's first president.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eChaim Weizmann: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, Jehuda Reinharz and Motti Golani show how Weizmann, a leader of the World Zionist Organization who became the first president of Israel, advocated for a Jewish state by gaining the support of influential politicians and statesmen as well as Jews around the world. Beginning with his childhood in Belorussia and concluding with his tenure as president, Reinharz and Golani describe how a Russian Jew, who immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early twentieth century, was able to advance the goals of Theodor Herzl, the founder of the Zionist Organization. Weizmann is also shown as a man of human foibles--his infatuations, political machinations, and elitism--as well as a man of admirable qualities--intelligence, wit, charisma, and dedication. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weizmann, who came to the UK to work as a biochemist, was in regular communication with British political figures, including prime ministers Arthur James Balfour, David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, and Ramsay MacDonald. He also met presidents of the United States from Woodrow Wilson to Harry Truman. His success in earning the support of British political figures helped lead to the Balfour Declaration, which advocated for a \"national home\" for the Jewish people in Palestine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the authors show in this authoritative account of Weizmann's life, Weizmann was guided by the belief that \"Zion shall be redeemed in justice,\" a phrase that recurs often in his writings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJehuda Reinharz\u003c\/b\u003e is the Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History at Brandeis University, where he served as President for seventeen years. He is the author and coauthor of more than thirty books in Jewish studies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Road to September 1939: Polish Jews, Zionists, and the Yishuv on the Eve of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZionism and the Creation of a New Society\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the president and chief executive officer of the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation. \u003cb\u003eMotti Golani\u003c\/b\u003e is Ruhama Rosenberg Professor for Jewish History and heads the Chaim Weizmann Institute for the Study of Zionism and Israel at Tel Aviv University. He has authored and coauthored over a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003ePalestine between Politics and Terror, 1945-1947\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwo Sides of the Coin: Independence and Nakba 1948; Two Narratives of the 1948 War and its Outcome\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brandeis University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610107580690,"sku":"9781684581962","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7f38faa-d57a-457d-b479-0f7d3fa6d31f.jpg?v=1732333794","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chaim-weizmann-a-biography-9781684581962","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}