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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 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 .
On 16 February 1949, the First Knesset elected Chaim Weizmann as the first (largely ceremonial) President of Israel. It also passed an educational law in 1949 which introduced compulsory schooling for all children between the ages of 5 and 14. [3] On 5 July 1950, it passed the Law of Return.
Pro-Palestinian activists claimed they had "abducted" the sculptures of Chaim Weizmann. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games ...
He settled in Jerusalem, and was appointed chief secretary in the bureau of Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel. In 1952, he was appointed head of bureau for the second president, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. In 1959 he graduated law school at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and in 1960 acquired his Master of Laws. After qualifying as lawyer in ...
Dvorah Barzilay-Yegar (Hebrew: דבורה ברזילי-יגר; 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.
The first president with a Western European background was Chaim Herzog, who originally came from Belfast, United Kingdom. The first president with a Mizrahi background was Moshe Katsav, who was born in Iran. [citation needed] The first president to be born in the modern state after Israel's declaration of independence is Isaac Herzog. He is ...