More than $300, 000 was raised here tonight for Bar-Ilan University, American-patterned university in Israel, at a dinner honoring Edward B. Lawson, former United States Ambassador to Israel. The function, sponsored by the American Committee for the University, also witnessed the induction of a new Society of Founders of the institution.
Announcement of the $300, 000 in gifts was made by Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein, president of the International Board of Governors of Bar-Ilan University. He revealed that 30 prominent American business and civic figures had become charter members of the new society, an association dedicated to maintaining and expanding the University’s plant and curriculum. A foundership represents a gift of $10, 000 or more.
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