A new department in Medieval and Modern Hebrew Literature has been established at Amsterdam University today. The head of the new chair is Dr. Josef Melkmann, editor of the Dutch Jewish weekly, “Nieuw Israelitisch Weekblad,” who is also the representative of the Jewish Agency in Holland.
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