Welcome to The Weizmann Estate- The home of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the first President of the State of Israel, and his wife, Dr. Vera Weizmann. Dr. Chaim Weizmann was an exceptional statesman and world-renowned scientist. For nearly three decades he led the Zionist movement. He served as a leader of the Jewish people and continuously worked towards the establishment of the State of Israel. He is considered to have contributed more than any other Jewish leader to the publication of the Balfour Declaration in November 1917— the first international recognition of the Jewish people’s right to establish a national home in the Land of Israel.