The Sherman Grinberg Film Library: Israel & Palestine Footage

Pathe Newsreel, 10 November, 1952: Obituaries of First President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, and American Labor Leader Phillip Murray

1 Minute, 1952
Genre:
Newsreel
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Directed by: Unknown
Production Company:Pathé
Language: Silent
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Obituaries for deceased leaders. Firstly an obituary for Philip Murray, an American labor leader and first President of the United Steelworkers of America. Afterwards follows an obituary for the first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann. Archive footage depicts Weizmanns work, his inauguration as first Israeli President, and a celebratory event in which the Weizmann Institute of Science is named after President Weizmann.

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