Eliahu Elath, president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, today declared that “only education in Israel is equal in importance to security. ” He spoke at a reception in his honor given by the American Friends of the Hebrew University.
“While the army protects Israel against foreign aggression, education makes a united nation of the many tribes of which Israel’s society is composed,” Mr. Elath stated at the gathering of community leaders and heads of various American Jewish organizations. He pointed out that the Hebrew University plays a major role in training teachers, physicians, agriculturists, lawyers, civil servants, chemists, and other experts in practically every field of Israel’s life.
“The Hebrew University, ” he said, “also plays a major role in cementing Israel’s relations with the Jewish communities abroad. The 450 Jewish students, mainly from the United States, who are spending one or two years at the university, return to their respective countries with greater and more comprehensive knowledge of Israel’s life and her problems, and are able to contribute to closer ties between their communities and Israel. While in Israel they enlarge the knowledge and understanding of Israel’s youth on the conditions and problems of the Diaspora. The university is looking forward to enlarging its ability to receive more students from abroad if and when more material assistance will be coming from its friends abroad. “
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