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Without friends and with no knowledge of English, Vera Weizmann felt isolated in Manchester; since most of Chaim’s friends spoke German or English, she was forced to learn both languages. Her eldest son Benjamin (Benjy) was born in 1907. Three years later Vera Weizmann received British citizenship.
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Vera Weizmann (née Chatzman) (Hebrew: ורה ויצמן; November 27, 1881 – September 24, 1966), wife of Chaim Weizmann, the first president of the State of Israel, was a medical doctor and a Zionist activist.
Sep 12, 2020 · What is most glaring is a dire lack of communication: Weizmann was apprehensive about revealing to Vera his innermost feelings, his anger and disappointment at her, at himself and at their relationship. Naturally, he also found it difficult to admit that he did not feel her absence when he was away from home.
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An accomplished linguist and musician with little knowledge of housekeeping, and unable to practice medicine in England until 1913, Vera Weizmann found life in Manchester difficult, "both physically and spiritually."
Sep 22, 2013 · And I heard (or read) enough about Dr. Weizmann’s wife, Vera (who was also “Dr. Weizmann” – which is especially impressive when one recalls that Vera was born in Russia in 1881!) to make me want to learn more about her.
Vera Weizmann died on September 24, 1966 and was buried next to her husband Chaim Weizmann in Rechovot. After her death the Weizmann home became a national preservation site, open to visitors from all over the world.
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Aug 16, 2019 · “The late Vera Weizmann, the wife of Israel’s first President, spent most of her life at the centre of Jewish history, and this book evokes, vividly, if painfully, the various crises suffered...
