The Death of Chaim Weizmann

December 4, 1952 — Kislev 16, 5713

The death of Chaim Weizmann, first president of the infant State of Israel, removes from the world scene one of the most remarkable personalities of our generation.

Chaim Weizmann once said that history does not deal in Aladdin’s Lamps. He himself, however, in his own incredible career, was the striking refutation of this brilliant aphorism.

Out of the poverty and obscurity of a Russian village, Motel, near Minsk, Chaim Weizmann rose to world pre-eminence as a creative chemist and later as one of the leading statesmen of Zionism, to become at last the honored first president of the new-born State of Israel. He was a titan of our time, a brilliant and resourceful diplomat and a scientist of the first dimension. When he died he was universally acclaimed and honored by friend and foe alike.

The Board of Rabbis of Cincinnati pay homage to his memory and call upon all citizens of our community to show their respect for this great man, by attending the Memorial Service at the Feinberg Synagog, Reading Road and Lexington Avenue, Monday evening, Dec. 8, at 8 o’clock.