Weizmann Institute Honors Memory of Israel's First President
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
A state ceremony was held at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot to mark the 74th anniversary of the death of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Israel's first president. The event, held on the institute's campus where Weizmann is buried, was attended by acting deputy mayor Karin Braginsky. Braginsky met Michal Weizmann-Yaffe, daughter of former president Ezer Weizmann, and reflected on Weizmann's legacy and her own immigration experience.
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- Weizmann Institute hosted a ceremony marking 74 years since the death of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann.
- Chaim Weizmann, a founder of the institute, is buried on its Rehovot campus with his wife Vera.
- Acting deputy mayor Karin Braginsky represented Rehovot at the memorial event.
- Braginsky met Michal Weizmann-Yaffe, daughter of former president Ezer Weizmann.
- The ceremony highlighted Weizmann's legacy for Israel and the city of Rehovot.
An official state ceremony was held at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the passing of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the first president of Israel. Weizmann, a founder of the research center, spent a significant portion of his life in Rehovot, balancing scientific work with his state duties. His grave, along with that of his wife Vera, is located on the institute's campus.
The city of Rehovot was represented at the ceremony by acting deputy mayor Adv. Karin Braginsky. The event took on a personal dimension when Braginsky met Michal Weizmann-Yaffe, daughter of the seventh president, Ezer Weizmann, and his wife Reuma. Braginsky recalled meeting the Weizmann couple 36 years prior, shortly after her own immigration to Israel, and playing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" for them on the piano. She described this memory as a significant part of her personal immigration story.
Braginsky emphasized the profound historical importance of Chaim Weizmann's legacy for the establishment of the Jewish state and the development of Rehovot. She stated that her conversation with Michal Weizmann-Yaffe symbolically connected the past and present. Braginsky expressed her honor in working for a city so closely linked to Israel's early leaders and managing the absorption department, a process she herself experienced as a new immigrant.