Gershon Kekst (1934-2017) was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Weizmann Institute from 1993-2002, and recipient of the Institute’s Ph.D. honoris causa in 1995.
Professor Sidney D. Drell, pioneering physicist, past Chairman of the Scientific and Academic Advisory Committee of the Board of the Weizmann Institute, Recipient of the Institute’s Ph.D. honoris causa in 2001.
Professor Zvi (Harry) Lipkin was one of the leading theoretical physicists of Israel and one of the founders of the Physics Department of the Weizmann Institute. This co-authored obituary originally appeared in the CERN Courier and republished in Physics Today.
Professor Israel Dostrovsky (1918-2010) was the fifth president of the Weizmann Institute and served, at other times, in several leading posts in the Israeli Government.
Professor Yuval Ne'eman, distinguished theoretical physicist, soldier, politician, university president, and Israeli minister of science. This obituary has been published in Physics Today 59:72-73, 2006.
Zevulun Hammer was a three-term Israel’s Minister of Education. A talk delivered in his memory at a special meeting at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, marking the 10th anniversary of his passing away.
An article in memory of Professor Amos de-Shalit, on the occasion of his 50th anniversary.
This article has been published in Tehuda - The Journal of the Israeli Physics Teachers Vol.37, August 2019.