Joel Brand Eugen Band. He cabled the Jewish Agency in Istanbul to say he was on his way, and arrived by German diplomatic plane on 19 May. Paul Rose writes that Brand had no idea at this point that the deportations to Auschwitz had already begun. Brand had been told by the Jewish Agency by return cable that "Chaim" would meet him in Istanbul. Convinced of the importance of his mission, he believed this was Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zionist Organization, later the first president of Israel. In fact the man who had arranged to meet him was Chaim Barlas,
Howard Weizmann Howard Weizmann Howard Weizmann was deputy director of the United States Office of Personnel Management. During his tenure, he led efforts to reform the Federal hiring process and worked to help modernize the Federal pension system. He also was responsible for the oversight of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) which manages the annual charitable contributions process for the Federal government. Previous to his appointment, Weizmann served as President of the Private Sector Council (PSC), part of the Partnership for Public Service, a not-for-profit organization that pairs private sector advisers with federal employees to improve agency performance management. Previously, Weizmann served