franken back in public, too…
CHYna!
Quoting a conversation between his great-uncle and Chaim Weizmann, who had influenced him and very importantly had invented acetone, which was of great benefit to the British during the First World War (the centenary of the end of which is being commemorated on Sunday), who later became Israel’s founding president, AJB said: “You know, Dr. Weizmann, after this war, you may get your Jerusalem.” And the rest is history.
Quite an achiever in his own right, Lord Balfour claimed not to have inherited the family genes. “I just happen to be the bearer of a name so respected in this country,” he said.
https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Grapevine-A-successful-revolution-571556
NOVEMBER 10, 2018 23:02