Biography
Vera Chatzman was born in the town of Rostov, Russia, the daughter of Isaiah and Feodosia Chatzman. She initially studied music before taking up medical training in Geneva, Switzerland. There she met Chaim Weizmann at the University's Zionist Club.
She married Chaim Weizmann at Zoppot, Germany, in 1906; they had two sons, Benjamin born in 1907, and Michael born in 1916. The Weizmann family lived in Manchester, England, for thirty years (1906–1937). In 1913, Vera Weizmann received her English medical license and worked as a doctor in the public health service at clinics for infants, developing advanced techniques for infant supervision and nutrition.
The Weizmanns’ younger son, Michael, served as a pilot in the British Royal Air Force during WWII and was killed when his plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay.
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