Vera Weizmann

Vera Weizmann

Vera Weizmann (1881-1968), wife of Chaim Weizmann, the first president of the State of Israel, was a medical doctor and a Zionist activist.

Vera Chatzman was born in the town of Rostov, Russia and acquired her medical training in Geneva, Switzerland. [ [http://www.semp.us/publications/biot_reader.php?BiotID=406 SEMP: Evidence-based disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation ] ]

She married Chaim Weizmann in 1906, and they had two sons. The Weizmann family lived in Manchester, England for thirty years (1906-1937). In 1913, Vera Weizmann received her English medical license and worked as a doctor in the public health service at seven clinics for infants, developing advanced techniques for infant supervision and nutrition.

During her career, Vera Weizmann treated approximately 10,000 babies annually. Most of her work was performed as a volunteer.

In 1916, Weizmann gave up her work as a pediatrician when she joined her husband upon his appointment as the scientific adviser in chemistry to the British Admiralty during World War I. In the years that followed, Weizmann devoted herself to promoting the Zionist vision and her husband's political activity.

In 1920, Weizmann was among the founding members of Women's International Zionist Organization(WIZO), and served as its president, alternating with Lady Sieff, for forty years. [ [http://www.towizo.org/htmls/background.aspx?c0=13114&bsp=13045 WIZO - Women`s International Zionist`s Organization- Background] ]

When World War II began, she devoted all of her efforts to Youth Aliyah ("Aliyat Hanoar"), an organization that she established in England and continued to head in Israel as honorary president.

The Weizmann's younger son, Michael, served as a pilot in the British Royal Air Force during WWII and was killed when his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay.

During Israel's War of Independence, Weizmann focused on the treatment and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. Immediately after the war, she established the Association of the War of Independence Handicapped Veterans and served as its president. She also established two centers for the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers, Beit Kay in Nahariya and the Department of Rehabilitation at Sheba — Tel Hashomer Hospital.

In addition to her activity in these organizations, Weizmann gave her support to many voluntary organizations such as ILAN, Magen David Adom, for which she served as President, and dozens of other private and institutional charitable endeavors.

Published Work

*"The Impossible Takes Longer: The Memoirs of Vera Weizmann"

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