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The Weizmann family in Pinsk, Belorussia, 1904. Standing (l-r): Masha, Anna, Moshe, Fanya and her husband Feivel, Fruma, Chaim, Gita and Shmuel Weizmann. Sitting (l-r): Haya and Abraham Lichtenstein, Minna, Rachel Leah, Ozer and Yehiel Weizmann, Miriam and Chaim Lubzhinsky

18.06.2012

Two of Chaim Weizmann’s siblings – Shmuel and Masha – remained in Russia after the revolution

Dr. Chaim Weizmann

Portrait of a Statesman

14.03.2011

In a new film on Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the first president speaks through his letters...

Professor Ephraim Katzir

Professor Ephraim Katzir (1916 - 2009)

31.05.2009

The Weizmann Institute mourns the passing of Professor Ephraim Katzir, fourth President of the State of Israel, a leader among scientists in...

Prof. Ephraim Katzir

01.10.2008

In Prof. Ephraim Katzir's autobiography, a personal story involves both science and statesmanship

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The Limits of Computing

Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship projects.

Let it Rain

Added particles in the atmosphere could be affecting rainfall patterns