Hope that many Hebrew chairs would be established in colleges throughout the United States was expressed here last night by Dr. Peretz Bernstein, Israel Minister of Commerce and Industry, addressing the 36th anniversary dinner of the Histadruth Ivrith of America at the Commodore Hotel here.
Stressing that the work of Histadruth Ivrith of America in fostering the study of Hebrew and an understanding of Hebrew culture in the United States is important because it helps create a unity between the millions of Americans of Jewish origin and the people of Israel, he also declared that Americans should be approached and instilled with an interest in a culture hallowed by tradition.
Other speakers at the dinner were Rabbi Irving Miller, president of the Zionist Organization of American, Samuel J. Borowsky, president of the Histadruth Ivrith, and Menachem Ribalow, editor of ”Hadoar.” the only Hebrew weekly outside of Israel, published by the Histadruth Ivrith of America. Rabbi Miller declared that it is the task of the leaders in the American Jewish communities to bring to the attention of all Americans the major creations in the Hebrew language in ancient and modern times.
Mr. Borowsky announced an expanded program of Hebraic activities in the United States for child, youth and adult to be carried on in cooperation with the Department of Education and Culture of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the Zionist Organization of America and other Jewish national bodies.
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