A pledge of $150,000, the largest yet received toward the current building fund campaign of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been made by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Katzin of Chicago, it was made known by Dr. George S. Wise, national president of the American Friends of the Hebrew University. The gift would finance construction of the Main Reading Room in the projected building of the Jewish National and University Library.
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