Approved by the Palestine Government, the Hebrew University is now preparing to proceed with its program of expansion, including the construction of the Rosenbloom Building for the Faculty of Humanities, named after the late Sol Rosenbloom, Pittsburgh merchant, it was announced here today.
Other buildings to be erected are the Students’ Dormitory, the Institutes for Climatology and Science, the University offices and various other buildings.
They are all to be located on Mount Scopus, site of the University. The bulk of the funds for the new buildings will, it is expected, come from American donors.
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