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Vera Weizmann, born Vera Chatzman on the 27th of November 1881 in Rostov-on-Don, was the wife of Chaim Weizmann, the first president of Israel, and a medical doctor and Zionist activist in her own right. She was a founding member of the Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO) in 1920 and served as its president for forty years. She also established rehabilitation centers for wounded soldiers after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Vera Weizmann was born on the 27th of November 1881 in Rostov-on-Don, in the Russian Empire, to Isaiah and Feodosia Chatzman. She died on the 24th of September 1966.
Vera Weizmann trained in medicine in Geneva, Switzerland, and received her English medical license in 1913. She worked as a doctor in the public health service in Manchester, running clinics for infants and developing advanced techniques for infant supervision and nutrition. She gave up her pediatric practice in 1916.
WIZO stands for the Women's International Zionist Organization, founded in 1920. Vera Weizmann was one of its founding members and served as its president for forty years, alternating the role with Lady Sieff.
Michael Weizmann, born in 1916, served as a pilot in the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was killed on active service when his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay.
Vera Weizmann published her memoirs under the title The Impossible Takes Longer. The book documents her experiences as a Zionist activist, doctor, and first lady of Israel.