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State Department Contributes Several Thousand Scientific Books to Hebrew University

December 13, 1949
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Several thousand scientific and medical volumes were presented last night to the Hebrew University at Jerusalem “as the gift of the American people.” The presentation was made to Dr. Maurice Herzmark, president of the local chapter of the American Friends of the University, by Lawrence W. Morris of the State Department. Members of the Israel Embassy staff and other State Department officials attended the presentation ceremony.

The collection, valued at $25,000, was described as the first part of a perpetual loan to the Hebrew University from the U.S. library at Tel Aviv. It was said the total value of the book collection may reach $250,000.

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