A gift of $500,000 for the construction of a building on the campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem which will house the Center for American Studies was announced here tonight by Jacob Blaustein, noted American Jewish leader. The gift was revealed in the course of Mr. Blaustein’s acceptance of the Scopus Award which was presented to him by the American Friends of the Hebrew University at a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Some 1,000 community leaders from New York and other sections of the country attended.
The new Center, according to Mr. Blaustein, will "further an increased understanding of the United States and a more fertile dialogue between Israelis and American Jewry." The Center, which will be named for Mr. Blaustein, is primarily designed for graduate work in American history, government and society and literature. Its curriculum also includes courses in United States geography, history and government for undergraduate students.
The Scopus Award, a bronze and silver plaque, bearing a bas relief sculpture of the original campus of the Hebrew University on Mt. Scopus, was presented to Mr. Blaustein by Nathaniel L. Goldstein, president of the American Friends of the Hebrew University. Other speakers included Avraham Harman, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States; Eliahu Elath, president of the Hebrew University; Samuel Rothberg, chairman of the board of the American Friends; and Morris B. Abram, president of the American Jewish Committee.
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