THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

ELLAND AVE.AND BETHESDA

CINCINNATI 29, OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CINGINNAT!

January 10, 1968

Dear Pr ssor Le sere,
r Lsderbe ee

At the meeting of the Board of Governors of ty Weizmann »
Institute that was held on October 28 - 30, 1967, it wa arly ee
established that the recent as well as ongoing struggle for Israel's
survival, which has the first call on the resources of world Jewry,
has deprived the institute of a major source of financial support for

its normal operating expenses and for the natural growth rate that
is essential for its ongoing existence as a great institute.

The scientific members of the Board who attended this
meeting, desirous of doing something that might help in this critical
situation, proposed that an appeal be made predominantly to non-Jewish
foundations in various countries by the scientific members of the Board
as a group as well as by personal visits to those foundations.

This letter is to inquire whether you are willing a) to lend
your name to the enclosed appeal (in its present form or with modifi-
cations you may wish to suggest), and b) personally to visit or other-
wise approach one or more foundations to present this appeal for
support, :

It is hoped that commitments for general support may be
obtained for a minimum period of five years. The Weizmann Institute
has drawn up a list of foundations in various countries that might be
approached by this appeal. This list will be sent to those scientific
members of the Board who volunteer to make a personal appeal with
the request that they indicate the foundation or foundations that might
be particularly suitable for them to approach, The whole operation
will be coordinated by Professor Amos de-Shalit, The Weizmann

Institute of Science, Rehovoth, Israel.

‘An early reply on the enclosed, self-addressed post card
would be greatly appreciated.

Cordially yours, _
RS face qou dd nt Wott AG
Zz Albert B. Sabin, M. D
Ne . . .
SW? ws 7 J 28, Distinguished Service Professor
aenue aon Kad me an of Research Pediaveies
He Drtend *

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APPEAL OF SCIENTIFIG MEMBERS OF BOARD OF
GOVERNORS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT OF THE

WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

The Weizmann Institute of Science at Rehovoth, Israel has
become one of the foremost institutes of fundamental research in
the world. The range of scientific disciplines in which it engages
is most impressive. Its 300 fulltime scientists, supported by
hundreds of fully qualified assistants, have won considerable recog-
nition for the quality of their work. In our judgment the Weizmann
Institute is not only one of the great resources of Israel and of world
Jewry which helped to create it, but also a most significant world

resource,

Today its existence is gravely threatened by critical lack
of funds for normal operation, This is due to the continuing struggle
of the State of Israel for its survival which has greatly limited the
amount of money that can be obtained for the Institute's continuing
operation, We therefore appeal to all foundations, whose mission
includes the advancement of science throughout the world to ensure
the life and support the further growth and development of this

important international scientific center.

(Appended here will be list of scientific members of the

Board of Governors subscribing to this appeal, their academic titles

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and affiliations, )
P. S. This letter is being sent to the following scientific members of
the Board of Governors:

Anfinsen (U. S. A.) Rabi (U. S. A.)
Bloch (Felix), (U. S. A.- now Rittenberg (U.S. A.)

in England)
Chain (England)
Feigl (Brazil)
Fieser (U. S, A.)
Fine "
Goldhaber "
Hofstadter "
Horsfall "
Kaplan "
Kendrew (f£ngland)
Kornberg (U. S. A.)
Lederberg "
Mark "

Robinson (England)
Rothschild (ngland)
Sheba (Israel)
Sporn (U.S. A.)
Tishler "
Tréfouel (France)
Weisskopf (U. S. A.)
Wiesner "
Zacharias "
Zondek, Herman (Israel)
7 , os. G, (Israel)
Zuckerman (England)