The story of the Balfour Declaration is one that marries human relations with politics. On one side, it represented England's attempt to retain its imperial interests in the Middle East, yet it could not have come about without the friendship between Lord Balfour and Chaim Weizman, truly a case of strange bedfellows. With vivid detail Rabbi Wein captures both sides of the picture, presenting us with the personalities who dominated the world scene after World War I.