Thieves broke into Weizmann House, the home of Israel’s first President Chaim Weizmann, on the grounds of the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, police reported. The house is now a monument and museum. Several art objects were stolen from the main reception room, including an ancient Chinese ceramic figure of a horse, valued at about $200,000.
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