The amount of $138,000 was voted by the American Advisory Committee of the Hebrew University in Palestine as its contribution to the budget of the University for the year 1927-28. This decision was taken at a meeting of the committee Wednesday afternoon at the office of Felix M. Warburg, chairman, on the motion of Maurice Wertheim, treasurer.
A cable has been sent to Dr. Judah L. Magnes, Chancellor of the University, informing him that this sum would be forthcoming in monthly installments.
Mr. Warburg in summing up a report of the University’s activities for the last six months just received from Jerusalem, said: “Despite the earthquake disaster the work of the university has progressed in a very satisfactory manner. The number of regular students attending the University had almost doubled since the last term. The students are enrolled in the departments of the Institute of Jewish Studies, The School of Oriental Studies, the Institute of Mathematics and the Institute of Chemistry.”
The members of the advisory committee present at the meeting were Mr. Warburg. who presided; Elisha Friedman, Maurice Wertheim, Dr. S. Benderly, James Marshall, Dr. David Wechsler, David M. Bressler, Dr. Solomon Lowenstein, Eugene Untermeyer, Chester Teller, Dr. N. Ratnoff, representing the American Jewish Physicians Committee, Dr. David Kaiiski, representing the University Committee of the Zionist Organization.
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