Scores of messages from many of the world’s leading scientists, including a number of Nobel Prize winners, conveying their sympathy and condolences on the death of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, have been received by the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science.
In a message sent to Mrs. Weizmann, Prof. Albert Einstein declared: “I feel the great loss with you and with our people. Chaim Weizmann devoted all his streng## for his people and he lived to see the fulfillment of his dreams.”
Among the Nobel Prize winners who sent messages of condolence were: Prof. Selman Waksman of New Jersey, 1952 winner in medicine; Prof. Sir Robert Robinson, who is also a former president of the British Royal Society; Prof. Felix Bloch of California, this year’s winner in physics; Prof. James Franck of Chicago; Prof. George Hevesy of Sweden; Dr. L.I. Rabi of New York; Prof. Arne Tiselius of Sweden; and, Prof. Sir Eric Rideal, another former president of the British Royal Society.
The Hadassah today announced that the biochemical laboratories of the new Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center at Ein Karem–not the center itself, as reported yesterday–will be named for Dr. Weizmann.
Louis P. Rocker, president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, sent a message of condolences to Mrs. Weizmann on behalf of the Board of Directors of the agency.
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