Prof. Albert Einstein and the national officers of the American Friends of the Hebrew University were hosts today at a reception at the Nassau Tavern here in honor of Viscount Samuel, member of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University, and first High Commissioner of Palestine.
Dr. George S. Wise, chairman of the American Friends of the Hebrew University, who presided, Prof. Einstein and Lord Samuel addressed the gathering. Steps for the provision of funds for a science building and library, badly needed by the University, were discussed by the gathering.
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