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Chaim Weizmann TLS 1903

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Chaim Weizmann TLS 1903
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Exceptional typed letter signed by First President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann. Single page, quarto, datelined 10 July 1903, Geneva, Switzerland. Written to “Friend Mossinson” – presumably, the well-known Zionist Ben Zion Mossinson, who later became principal of the Hebrew College in Tel Aviv. Weizmann writes in part: “...The circular [most certainly Der Jude, the principal mouthpiece for the Jewish university cause] has my complete approval, but I would like to insert the following sentences for the sake of clarity. ‘We envision the realization of the project as follows: The Jewish Department, connected with the common-knowledge one, we seek to realize only in Palestine. We hope not to encounter any difficulties, however the realization of the Technical Department in Palestine seems to be connected with great difficulty for the time being. Should the absolute impossibility arise to found such department in Palestine, we then will seek its tentative formation abroad. While we’re always led by the principle, in Golus [a religious term used to describe the predicament of a Jew who is without his roots, and estranged from his spiritual base] to create the school in a way that makes it moveable, the foundation can only be laid in Palestine. In any case we will investigate all of these questions in depth.’...your / Weizmann.” From 1901-1903, Weizmann devoted nearly every spare minute to the establishment of a Jewish university in Palestine. Immersed in the culture of academia, Weizmann also perceived an immediate necessity for such an institution of Jewish scholarship, given the increasing discrimination against Jewish students in Russia and elsewhere. Though the university campaign was shelved for the nearly ten years, the idea had been sparked. The fruits of Weizmann’s labor would later be born in the establishment of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and the Weizmann Institute for Science in Rehovot. Early letters from Weizmann are scarce; this one, with such fantastic content regarding the Jewish university and its location in Palestine, is especially desirable. Two original binder holes along left edge, and small original ink splatter below signature. Overall, in fine condition.