The National Council of Jewish Worsen has reached an agreement with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to contribute $36,000 for the use of the University’s Department of Education, Mrs. Joseph M. Welt, president of the organization announced today.
The grant will make a total of $72,000 available to the University because the Palestine Government last year announced its willingness to contribute $36,000 to the Education Department if the grant were matched by a similar sun. The money will be used for a three-year expansion program within the department. The University ended the last fiscal year with a $100,000 deficit.
The decision to make a contribution to the cultural life of Palestine was adopted at the National Council’s 1946 triennial convention. The negotiations between the University and the Council over the form of this particular contribution extended over the past year, University officials and representatives of the Council will make a Joint announcement later this year on the specific content of the project to be financed by the contribution.
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