Dr. Nima H. Adlerblum, a philosopher, educator and writer, died here Wednesday, 11 days short of her 93rd birthday. Dr. Adlerblum who has been living at the King David Hotel here since the death of her husband, Israel, a year ago, was the only guest allowed to remain in the hotel when it was being used by President Nixon and his entourage during Nixon’s visit to Israel in June. Dr. Adlerblum was buried on the Mt. of Olives.
Born in Jerusalem, Aug. 4, 1891, she was brought to the United States in 1904. She received her Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1926. Her specialty was Medieval Jewish Philosophy. A closer friend of Henrietta Szold, Dr. Adlerblum was on the first national board of Hadassah and was the first chairman of its culture committee. She and her husband had moved to Israel three years ago.
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