El. knyga: Chaim Weizmann: A Biography

Weizmanns story is important not only as a matter of biography but in understanding the history of twentieth-century Zionism. . . . The authors have produced a major achievement in biography and Jewish history that illuminates the birth of the modern Middle East.  * Wall Street Journal * Eminently readable and as riveting as a work of fiction.  * Haaretz * A scrupulously detailed work chronicles the incremental triumph of Zionism through its greatest champion. * Kirkus Reviews * An expansive and engrossing study . . . Vast and detailed, Chaim Weizmann captures Weizmanns tenacity, shrewd compassion, and the complexities of his diplomatic mission. * Foreword Reviews * This book is by no means concerned only with politics, Zionism, or Jewish history. It is a magnificent, epic study of world affairs, and of how much one man could do and also why, in the end, he felt so isolated. * New York Sun * Chaim Weizmann is worth the time to travel through a remarkable life. The text is simple, clean, and modern, almost a necessity for a book so large to really be read and appreciated. . . . An epic but comprehensive and highly readable biography. * New York Journal of Books * Magisterial. . . . Weizmanns non-stop story makes for a riveting biography.  * Jewish Chronicle * A defin­i­tive account of the oft-over­looked Zion­ist states­man. . . . a detailed and engag­ing por­trait of Weizmanns count­less accomplishments.  * Jewish Book Council * Authors Reinharz and Golani have produced a work of outstanding significance, furthering and deepening our understanding of the political and personal factors leading to, and following, the foundation of the State of Israel. . . . A deeply researched account of this most remarkable of men, and the story they have to tell grabs the reader from its earliest pages and sweeps them forward to its conclusion 812 pages later. * Jerusalem Post * The majestic work by Reinharz and Golani, Chaim Weizmann: A Biography, is as absorbing as it is comprehensive. . . . A tour de force that should be on the bookshelves of anyone with an interest in the history and evolution of the Zionist movement. . . . It will become the definitive work on Chaim Weizmann in the years to come.  * Jerusalem Post Magazine * Reinharz and Golani have produced as definitive a statement as can be imagined, uncovering what motivated Weizmann as both a committed public figure and a human being.  * Choice * This exquisitely detailed and rich biography makes a huge contribution not only in bringing to life this extraordinary and complex figure, but also in animating the difficult challenges of the Zionist movement. -- A.B. Yehoshua, Israel Prize Laureate As a chemist, Chaim Weizmann was a man of data and fact. As a diplomat, he was a man of imagination and overarching vision. As a statesman, he employed every facet of his complex intriguing identity to establish the political platform from which the State of Israel would rise. In Chaim Weizmann: A Biography, Reinharz and Golani bring to the fore this monumental figure of modern Israeli history in a gripping, precise, and humane manner. This riveting account of a man who made Zionism his trade and went on to preside over the Jewish, democratic State of Israel is a very important addition to the collective Jewish library. -- Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel