Intruders today invaded a hall in the Hebrew University during a lecture given there by Dr. I. Simons and interrupted the session. The act, which provoked excitement both among the students and the faculty, forced the administration of the university to issue an appeal to the students asking them to assist in preventing a repetition of such outbreaks and to defend the university’s honor.
An announcement issued today by the university states that 295 students have been graduated in the course of the last 11 years. Ninety percent of them, the announcement states, have found work in Palestine and are continuing their studies. Fifty-six of the graduates are continuing their scientific work and research in the university, in the Hadassan and in government institutions. A number of the graduates have enlisted in the police force and in army units.
The problem of Hebrew culture and language among Jews in the Arab countries and in Soviet Russia was discussed here today at the annual conference of the Brith Ivrith Olamith, the World Union for Hebrew Culture. Chief Rabbi Uziel, Professor Roth of the Hebrew University, and other prominent personalities participated in the discussion.
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