About the American Committee

Our Mission

The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS), founded in 1944, develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, one of the world's premier scientific research institutions. The Weizmann Institute is a center of basic multidisciplinary scientific research and graduate study, addressing crucial problems in technology, medicine and health, energy, agriculture, and the environment.

ACWIS is a national community of dedicated volunteers and professional staff who share a common vision with the Institute in advancing science for the benefit of humanity, and in strengthening Israel through science and technology. ACWIS engages in various activities in order to develop philanthropic funds for the Weizmann Institute from individuals, families, foundations, and the business community; educates the American public about the Institute’s research; and represents the Institute’s interests in the U.S. Through their generous philanthropy, ACWIS supporters become partners with Weizmann Institute scientists in the search for answers to the most difficult challenges facing humanity. Together, ACWIS in the U.S. and other Committees throughout the world, and the Weizmann Institute in Israel, comprise a flourishing humanitarian enterprise dedicated to improving the quality of life for all humankind through scientific research.

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The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Our History

Since 1944, ACWIS has enabled Americans to play a dramatic partnership role in keeping the Weizmann Institute at the forefront of modern science. Research funds, major buildings, professorial chairs, laboratories, endowed scholarships, and many other gifts testify to vigorous American commitment to the Institute and its graduate school.

ACWIS was founded by a group of visionaries inspired by the dreams of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the eminent chemist and Zionist leader who later became the first President of the State of Israel and of the Institute that bears his name. Outstanding business, intellectual, and opinion leaders soon joined the Committee to participate in exciting projects of support.

From modest beginnings in Boston and New York, ACWIS has grown into a prominent national organization with offices coast to coast.

Board of Directors

  1. LAWRENCE S. BLUMBERG

    Chairman

  2. PENNIE ABRAMSON

    President

  3. DR. ALBERT WILLNER

    President Emeritus

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