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20 Chaim Weizmann Preparations ✡

cal discoveries about rubber and the From Declaration to Start-up Nation
appearance of the new motor industry,
which needed tyres. Since he could fer-
ment cheese, beer and vinegar without
expensive machinery, he thought why
not ferment agricultural waste into
th
butanol and process it into rubber and Celebrate the 100 anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
so make industrial jobs for the Jews of
Palestine? by buying a £100 Mazel Tov Israel Bond and receive a
Weizmann arranged to spend sum-
mer holidays with his sister in Paris to special edition Balfour 100 presentation pack.
study fermentation and its microbes at
the Institut Pasteur. Professor Perkin
found an industrialist willing to scale Consider donating that Israel Bond to
up the processes. Rubber did not ma-
terialise, but acetone wafted about in Christian Friends of Israel .
quantity as ‘waste’.
In 1912 Weizmann became the first
Reader in Biochemistry at Manchester, By donating the Israel Bond, you can help
and Superintendent of the Organic
Labs. strengthen Israel and help enable Christian Friends of Israel
Here war enters the story, even be-
fore 1914. Armies had switched from to continue its important work.
black ‘gunpowder’ to high explosive
cordite – basically guncotton. For safety
it is mixed with acetone (nail varnish
remover), kneaded like pastry and then What is an Israel Bond?
put through ‘spaghetti’ machines –
hence the name. An Israel Bond is a Israel uses the loaned money to help
Before 1914 acetone was scarce, 01 loan you can make to 02 strengthen almost every part of its Israel Bonds are not
produced from wood, and Russian and The first President of the modern State of Israel, Chaim Weizmann set an example for the State of Israel. modern, innovative and diverse economy. tradeable and must be
held to maturity.
US sellers could ask very high prices. the nation with his remarkable culture of learning. He was fluent in six languages, held
When the British Government wanted two doctorates, filed 100 patents and published 100 scientific papers By buying an Israel Bond,
30,000 tons of cheap acetone in 1915 it you are making a direct
sought advice from the Secretary of the ish Government then used London gin Though not known for being a reli- In return for the loan, the State of 03 Israel Bonds are backed by 04 investment in the
Royal Society who knew most of the top distilleries to brew war-winning quanti- gious adult, Weizmann’s career displays Israel agrees to pay interest to you, the full faith and credit of the State of Israel.
chemists in the country. Providentially ties of acetone to make explosives. brilliantly the Jewish ‘do something’ at- the bondholder, and repay the loan State of Israel, which has
at the end of its term.
always made capital and
this gentleman was Professor Shuster, Weizmann’s gift for face-to-face titude, and the concept of Tikkun Olam: Like other bonds, investing in interest payments since the Your investment benefits
former Dean of Science at Manchester, high politics appears again at least ‘be constructive; strive to improve and Israel Bonds puts your capital at risk. first Israel bond was sold in the State of Israel.
who knew both Weizmann and Pro- twice. A result of the 1929 Arab riots we can create a better world here on 1951. Past performance is not
fessor Perkin and was aware of their in Palestine was the Passfield White earth rather than wait for heaven.’ an indicator of future results.
process and its ‘waste’ acetone. Paper to restrict Jewish immigration, Then there is his culture of learning –
Weizmann and Perkin were both introduced after five years of the low- though well secularised – he was fluent
invited by Winston Churchill, then est Jewish immigration during the in six languages with two doctorates, I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of
His Majesty's Government, the following declaration...
first Lord of the Admiralty, to develop Mandate! Weizmann successfully lob- 100 patents and 100 published science In association with
and submit a process. Weizmann won bied against this and received from the papers. Weizmann did and achieved; Lord Balfour
this race because he understood the British Government a letter confirming and he did so through what was then Since 1951
microbes from his studies in Paris. He as much, which was named ‘the black high-tech industrial chemistry. This
sterilised the mash with a steam lance letter’ by Arab parties. The Weizmanns set an example for Israel, now a leader Start here:
before introducing his bacteria that immigrated to Palestine in 1937. in IT, irrigation and more.
are still named after him: ‘Clostridium In 1948 the idea of a Jewish Nation After the establishment of the bondsisrael.com/Balfour
acetobutylicum Weizmanni’. The Brit- State again hung in the balance. This State of Israel in May 1948, Chaim
time it was at the United Nations on Weizmann was elected as its first 020 7446 8670
whether the USA would back the idea or President, a position he held until
Frank Adam was born in London
during World War II, and has a prefer a trusteeship. Weizmann was in- his death on 9 November 1952. He is infoEN@bondsisrael.com
degree in history from Liverpool volved with lobbying President Truman. buried at Rehovot, the site also of the
University. He taught English for It must have been quite a scene because Weizmann Institute.
30 years and has been an active when on 15 May 1948, the USA was the Your capital may be at risk
Zionist since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. first power to recognise the State of
He is now part of the Manchester Balfour100
group, a joint Jewish and Christian commit- Israel, President Truman remarked as 1 ‘Arthur James Balfour, first Earl of Balfour, KG, This advertisement has been issued by the Development Company for Israel (International) Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the
tee organising events in the city where Arthur he signed the papers, “Perhaps the old OM, FRS, etc., 1848-1905’ by his niece, Blanche Financial Conduct Authority and registered in England No. 01415853. This is not an offering, which could only be made by prospectus. Your
Balfour served as an MP. doctor will believe me now!” EC Dugdale (London: Hutchison and Co. 1939) capital is at risk, the rules under FSMA for the protection of retail clients do not apply. An investment in any of these bonds will not be covered
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