Jehuda Reinharz and Trudy Gold
Jewish Book Week: Chaim Weizmann: A Biography
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Summary
Historian Jehuda Reinharz, co-author of a magisterial new biography of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann, joins us to discuss how a Russian Jew who immigrated to the UK in the early 20th century advanced Theodor Herzl’s vision for a Jewish state. Written with fellow historian Motti Golani, this biography presents Weizmann as a complex figure, celebrated for his intelligence, wit, charisma, and dedication, yet also marked by human flaws—including his infatuations, political manoeuvring and elitism. From Weizmann’s childhood in Belarus to his influential relationships with British prime ministers and U.S. presidents, this is the definitive account of a pivotal leader. Learn More
In partnership with the Jewish Literary Foundation.
Jehuda Reinharz
Jehuda Reinharz is Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History at Brandeis University and 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.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.