Gruiformes
Gruiformes (cranes, rails, bustards; class Aves) A diverse order of small to large aquatic and terrestrial birds that comprises 12 families:
Aramidae,
Cariamidae,
Eurypygidae,
Gruidae,
Heliornithidae,
Mesitornithidae,
Otididae,
Pedionomidae,
Psophiidae,
Rallidae,
Rhynochetidae, and
Turnicidae. They are found world-wide.
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Chaim Weizmann's tea with Mussolini
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/24/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...YEHUDA AVNER Jerusalem Post 01-24-2008 Headline: Chaim Weizmann's tea with Mussolini Byline: YEHUDA AVNER Edition...THE YEAR was 1934, and he was talking to Dr. Chaim Weizmann, future first president of Israel and presently the...
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Chaim Weizmann's laboratory restored
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 12/18/1994; ; 524 words
; ...Rehovot laboratory used by Dr. Chaim Weizmann for almost 20 years until his death...Moross family in London to mark the Weizmann Institute's 60th anniversary...untouched out of reverence for Weizmann, thereby easing the restoration...
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Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman.
Magazine article from: Foreign Affairs; 6/22/1993; ; 563 words
; ...volume of the author's biography of Chaim Weizmann concentrates on the years from 1914 to 1922, when Weizmann capitalized on his scientific achievements...goals. More statesman than politician, Weizmann was often autocratic, elitist, condescending...
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'The world will judge the Jewish state by the way it will treat the Arabs' CHAIM WEIZMANN Israel's first President, 1947
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 1/18/2009; ; 700+ words
; This shameful war A Gaza diary Sunday, 11 January Troops and tanks begin fighting in Gaza City suburbs. Around 20 rockets launched into Israel from Gaza. The whole night no one could sleep. Everyone is terrified. The Israelis said there would be a three-hour ceasefire and I went out with the car to
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Weizmann Tests Limits of Power Of Presidency
Newspaper article from: Forward; 10/13/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...unexpected in all this was not only that Mr. Weizmann, a former right-winger who moved to...hard to see how anyone who voted for Mr. Weizmann, the nephew of Israel's first president Chaim Weizmann and a man known for his irrepressibly blunt...
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The Woman Weizmann Jilted
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/30/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...unpublished letters written by Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952) to his first fiancee...letters also give a vivid picture of Weizmann's rise to prominence in the Zionist...mad despot. Also revealed is Weizmann's early devotion to the idea...
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Essay he wrote 68 years ago leads American philanthropist to donate $30m. to Weizmann Institute
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/14/2008; ; 425 words
; ...has donated $30 million to the Weizmann Institute of Science, according...learned of it from Friends of the Weizmann Institute in the US and featured...Israel's future first president, Chaim Weizmann, who worked on explosives as a...
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Reinharz honored by Weizmann.(COMMUNITY EVENTS)
Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 12/14/2007; 363 words
; ...received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. The Institute...areas. Reinharz also wrote a two-volume biography of Chaim Weizmann, the Institute's namesake and the first president...
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Weizmann memorial bill passes preliminary reading
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/8/1998; ; 463 words
; ...The Knesset yesterday passed preliminary reading of a bill which would establish a memorial to the first president, Chaim Weizmann. MK Rafi Elul (Labor) proposed the bill. The government opposed the bill and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu...
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Chaim Herzog recounts a 'living' history: Inspiring saga of state of
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 6/25/1997; 666 words
; ...Cleveland Jewish News 06-25-1997 Chaim Herzog recounts a `living...two - Shimon Peres and Ezer Weizmann - are still politically active. Chaim Herzog, who recently died...the caliber and character of Chaim Herzog. Herzog's life is...
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Chaim Weizmann
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Chaim Weizmann The Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952) was president of the World Zionist Organization and first president of the state of Israel. Chaim Weizmann, son of Oizer and Rachel Weizmann, was born on Nov. 2...
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Weizmann, Chaim
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Weizmann, Chaim RUSSIAN-BORN BRITISH CHEMIST, PRESIDENT...disparate fields, chemist and statesman Chaim Weizmann was born on November 17, 1874, in...Kauffman, George B. (1994). "Chaim Weizmann (1874 – 1952): Chemist...
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Weizmann, Chaim (Azriel)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Weizmann, Chaim (Azriel) (1874–1952...supporter of Zionism from the early 1900s, Weizmann participated in the negotiations that...immigration into Palestine in the 1930s. Weizmann also played an important role in persuading...
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Faisal–Weizmann Agreements
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...on behalf of the Arab Kingdom of Hedjaz") and Dr. Chaim Weizmann ("representing and acting on behalf of the Zionist...The agreement between Faisal ibn Hussein and Chaim Weizmann was worked out with Colonel T. E. Lawrence, who...
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Weizmann Institute of Science
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...Israel. Founded in 1934, the Weizmann Institute of Science is located in Rehovot, Israel. Dr. Chaim Weiz-mann, a world-renowned...in study and research at the Weizmann Institute. see also weizmann, chaim. miriam simon
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