Seventeen fellowships were granted by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture at a meeting of its executive committee held today. The fellows will be engaged in the pursuit of advanced degrees in Judaic learning at the following universities: Brandeis University of Chicago, Columbia University, New York University and the University of Wisconsin. A special grant was also made to Johns Hopkins University to support the classes being conducted in Hebrew Language and Literature at the Oriental Seminary by Dr. Samuel Iwry.
These grants bring the total amount allocated by the Foundation for scholarships, fellowships and grant-in-aid to scholars to $100,000. It was also announced that a special grant was received from the Morris L. Schaver Foundation of Detroit which will be used for the preparation of a biography of a renowned Jewish scholar and the author and subject will be announced at a later date.
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