Plans for Jewish Institute Bulding at Hebrew University Near Completion

Steps toward the erection of the building to house the Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus in memory of Sol Rosenbloom, the late Zionist leader, were decided upon at a meeting in New York of the American members of the Rosenbloom University Memorial Committee. The American members are Mrs. Sol Rosenbloom of Pittsburgh, Federal District Judge Julian W. Mack, and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.

It was decided to call a meeting of the European members and the American committee during the early part of August. The design being prepared with the cooperation of Professor Patrick Geddes, the architectural counsel to the Hebrew University, will be considered and final authority given for proceeding with the erection of the memorial.

It was pointed out that whereas the $250,000 given by the late Sol Rosenbloom as a fund, the income from which was to be applied towards the maintenance of two professorships in the Institute of Jewish Studies, the Institute proper was being housed in rented rooms. It is proposed, stated Mrs. Rosenbloom, that the Institute shall be accommodated in the memorial building, besides providing for scientific archaeological research.

“My husband had always expressed the wish that in the Institute of Jewish Studies the traditional viewpoint in teaching Judaism shall be observed. He believed that the chief function of the University should center around the expounding of the philosophy of Judaism, its spirit and ideals, in a traditional manner,” Mrs. Rosenbloom stated.

“I am ready to proceed with the erection of the building, and I hope that by the early part of this coming spring the cornerstone may be laid. The administrative offices of the University and the Jewish Institute are severely pressed for room and the need for space is urgent. I hope that before the end of next year the building will be dedicated,” Mrs. Rosenbloom concluded.