# Chaim Weizmann

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Founding of Hebrew University

Hebrew University of Jerusalem was founded amid a history of Jews being banned from attending academic institutes in other lands. Learn about how Israel’s first public university was established by Chaim Weizmann, Albert Einstein and others to be a beacon of education for a persecuted people and fo…

Einstein on Zionism, Hebrew University and Israel

Nobel Prize winning physicist Albert Einstein, famous for his Theory of Relativity, helped found Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was an ardent supporter of the Zionist movement. Learn how he was befriended by fellow scientist Dr. Chaim Weizmann and was tapped to be Israel’s president. Hear rare…

Chaim Weizmann, Scientist and Statesman

Born in a small Russian shtetel, Chaim Weizmann grew up to develop important scientific breakthroughs, defended the Jewish people at the United Nations, and led the Zionist movement. Learn about the creation of the Weizmann Institute of Science and the development of acetone–butanol–ethanol ferment…

Episode #337: Harry Truman #10: Standing Up for What's Right: Civil Rights and Israel (1940-1948)

Harry Truman #10: Standing Up for What's Right: Civil Rights and Israel (1940-1948); Topics covered include: Civil rights, including the report "To Secure These Rights," recommendations to Congress, and executive orders (including desegregation of the military), the future of Palestine and the deci…

Haavara 1933: The Myth of a Nazi–Zionist Alliance

In this episode, we look at the 1933 Haavara Agreement, one of the most distorted topics in the history of the period before World War Two. We set the scene in early Nazi Germany, where anti-Jewish policy was aimed at expulsion, economic stripping, and social exclusion—this was before the systemati…

94 Daily Dose of Gratitude

Welcome to our daily Bitachon Shaar HaBechina series, the Chovot HaLevavot teaches us how God can bring about great outcomes through small, seemingly insignificant causes. Many years ago, I read an article based on the book Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America by Michael…

Environment and Psychology in Architecture and Urbanism: A Conversation with Volker M. Welter

Our guest on this episode is Volker M. Welter, professor of art history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In Part 1: Discovering the work of urban planner Patrick Geddes: community, civic responsibility and civic society (2:30) — The origins of town planning in the late 19th century: …

Watchman Report:#40 How did God Bring Israel back?

Welcome to this thought-provoking and insightful episode of The Watchman Report. In this outstanding presentation, we delve into one of the most remarkable and revealing prophecies in the Bible: the modern return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel. How did God orchestrate events across cent…

High-Speed Chases, FBI Memories, and Misunderstood Myths

Subtitle: Paul Maleary and Nigel Lithman KC discuss global travel, police procedures, the legal reality of genocide claims, and the quirks of life between London and Tel Aviv. In this episode of Shalom from Tel Aviv, hosts Paul Maleary and Nigel Lithman KC reunite after Nigel's return to Israel. T…

A first conversation - Israel and Democracy

Our first episode featuring Dr. Chaim Weizmann, a lecturer at Reichman University specializing in political management, public policy, and Israel’s governmental system. We explored Israeli democracy, the political system, and some of the challenges facing Israeli society.See omnystudio.com/listener…