The progress made at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was graphically described yesterday to over four hundred members of the American Jewish Physicians’ Committee for the Hebrew University at a luncheon tendered Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the institution, at the Hotel Astor.
Discussing the university and its work, Dr. Weizmann aroused enthusiasm, when after discussing criticism of the university recently voiced by Professor Albert Einstein, he ex-expressed his belief that the noted scientist would go there.
“There is his place,” Dr. Weizmann exclaimed. “He would cease to be a wanderer throughout the universities of the world.”
Dr. Emanuel Libman, chairman of the executive committee of the physicians’ group, presided at the affair. Dr. Nathan Ratnoff, president of the group, introduced Dr. Weizmann and spoke of the work being done at the university and of plans for the future. He told of the plan to build a university hospital and medical school. Dr. Libman appealed to the Jews of America to help raise $200,000 to strengthen the university and enable the committee to continue its support of research activities there.
Among those present at the luncheon were Dr. Julius Jarcho for whom the Medical Library at the Hebrew University is named; Borough President Samuel Levy; Judge Otto A. Rosalsky; Hon. John E. Sheehy of the Department of Parks; Commissioner of Buildings Hon Samuel Fassler; Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach, President of the American Friends of the Hebrew University; Judge Julian W. Mack, member of the board of Governors; Dr. Solomon Lowenstein, vice-president of the American Friends of the Hebrew University, and Dr. Israel J. Kligler, head of the Department of Hygiene and Bacteriology at the Hebrew University, now on leave of absence in this country.
YESHIVOTH FEDERATION REPORTS
A sum of $67,316 was given to the Jewish Parochial Schools of Greater New York during the last two years by the Federation of Yeshivoth, C. Joshua Epstein, treasurer, reported at the second annual conference Wednesday night. Jacob L. Andron was reelected presidet of the federation.
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