Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University and Brandeis University Press present its First Annual Book Festival.
Jehuda Reinharz, PhD, upon the publication of his latest book, Chaim Weizmann: A Biography
In conversation with Alexander Kaye, PhD.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
6:00 p.m.
In-person and live via Zoom
Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont Street Fifth Floor Commons, Boston, MA
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In person registration is not required.
This event is free and open to everyone.
In Chaim Weizmann: A Biography, Jehuda Reinharz and Motti Golani show how Weizmann, a leader of the World Zionist Organization who became the first president of Israel, advocated for a Jewish state by gaining the support of influential politicians and statesmen as well as Jews around the world. Beginning with his childhood and concluding with his tenure as president, Reinharz and Golani describe how a Russian Jew, who immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early twentieth century, was able to advance the goals of Theodor Herzl, the founder of the Zionist Organization. Weizmann is also shown as a man of human foibles – his infatuations, political machinations and elitism – as well as a man of admirable qualities – intelligence, wit, charisma, and dedication.
Jehuda Reinharz is the Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History at Brandeis University, where he served as President for seventeen years. He is the author and co-author of more than thirty books in Jewish studies, including The Road to September 1939: Polish Jews, Zionists, and the Yishuv on the Eve of World War II and Zionism and the Creation of a New Society. He is the president and chief executive officer of the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation.
Alexander Kaye, PhD, is the Karl, Harry, and Helen Stoll Chair of Israel Studies and associate professor in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. His recent book is The Invention of Jewish Theocracy: The Struggle for Legal Authority in Modern Israel.
Praise for Chaim Weizmann: A Biography
A scrupulously detailed work chronicles the incremental triumph of Zionism through its greatest champion.
This program is produced by GBH Forum Network.
