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entire chemical library t o the
Hebrew University.
The common man as w e ll as
the great is responsive to Weiz-
mann, who always likes to re.
gard himself as a plain man. If
this were not so, he could not
for so long have been the world
leader of the. Zionist movement.
There have been greater Zion-
ist orators than Weizmann. Soko-
low and many others Outshone
him in oratory, but there are
elements of personality which
seem to reach out and transcend
words. After all, according to
Scripture, Moses too was not
much of an orator.

Weizmann Walks With Kings
But Is a Plain Man Despite All

By MARTIN SILVER
COUNTRY and a cause may be judge by its leaders. The Ameri-
can fight for independence from England was led by such men
as Jefferson and Franklin. It woo d be easy to catalogue Dr. Chaim
Weizmann with such men.
Like Jefferson and Franklin,
I remember once visiting the
Chaim Weizmann is not only a
great leader of his people, but scientific laboratory in Rehovoth,
great in other fields as well. Palestine. I spoke to one of the
Thomas Jefferson once said that, research workers of the institu-
under normal circumstances, he tion, which was headed by Dr.
would have devoted himself to Weizmann.
"It is strange," he said to me,
science, which was his "passion."
"how
work picks up as soon as
Weizmann is moved by the same
Dr. Weizmann enters. The re-
passion.
search workers seem to get a
As Jeffeison and Franklin lent new spirit. Problems which seem-
dignity to their country, so the ed difficult at once appear to lose
selection of Chaim Weizmann as some of their difficulties as a
president lends glamor to the new enthusiasm seems to be born
new State of Israel.
in us."
The British can provide the
Anyone who has ever been
Arabs with guns and finances, around Dr. Weizmann can un-
but they cannot supply a Weiz- derstand this. His very quietness
mann for the Arabs. The Arabs seems to energize his audience.
have no man of such stature.
The elite of the earth have testi-
It is questionable whether the fied to this influence.
British have. Mr. Bevin has a
If the former longshoreman
louder voice than Weizmann, but Bevin is not responsive to Weiz-
there his superiority ends.
mann, the great Lord Balfour,
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who was a philosopher and some-
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thing of a musician, was charm-
YES, CHAIM WEIZMANN is ed by him.
a great man even among Jews,
Weizmann for 30 years has
who are noticeably prolific in been something of an ambassa-
great men.
dor, carrying the pollen of Zion-
ism to the princes of intellect
throughout the world. Not all
of course were "converted" to
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RATHENAU HESITATES
THERE IS the story of Walter
Rathenau, the great German
Jewish genius. Weizmann called
upon this man who was regarded
as the greatest Jewish political
force in Germany, the man who
even many Germans thought
might rescue Germany from the
doom towards which it was rap-

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Israel, Czechs Spur
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PRAGUE (Z0A)—An Israeli
commercial mission which is in-
terested in buying potatoes, dex-
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A barter arrangement between
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DR. WEIZMANN
juices and jellies from Israel in
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had exchange for china, pottery and
idly moving after the first World German armies would have
lumber.
War.
to surrender long before.
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Weizmann asked Rathenau for
Tell your friends about the
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Chronicle—the INTERESTING
had been the most German of
WEIZMANN TOLD Haber that
the Germans and for a time he smelled "bad times ahead for Jewish weekly.
looked askance at Zionism. Lat. the Jews of Germany."
er he began to mellow on the
"Nonsense," said Haber, "we
New Year's Greetings
subject.
are all Germans here"
Haber had gone all the way
Like Weizmann, Rathenau was
To All ...
a man of versatility. He was not to conversion to Christianity.
only a great economist but a When the Nazis came, Weizmann
leading scientist. Thomas Edi- got Haber a position on the fac-
son who had known Rathenau ulty of Cambridge University,
in his youthful years prophesied England — but Haber, after a
Rathenau would be the greatest while, asked Weizmann if his
original offer of a position on
man in Germany.
When Weizmann importuned the Hebrew University faculty
Rathenau to aid Zionism, Rathe- would be open to him.
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Haber was ready to go to Pal-
nau replied: "Wait, I must solve
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this German problem, then I estine, but in a short time he
died. In his will, Haber left his
am your man."
We all remember what hap-
pened. Rathenau was the first
Jew assassinated by the Nazis.
Weizmann visited the distin-
L'Shono Tovo Tikosevu
guished German chemist, Fritz
Haber. Haber was the inventor
of the chemical process for ex-
tracting nitrogen from the air.
The Nazis used to say the Jews
brought about the premature
surrender and ending of the first
World War.

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