Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, will leave next month for Israel, Alan M. Stroock, chairman of the board of directors of the Seminary, announced today. Dr. Finkelstein is expected to remain in Israel for several months. While there, he will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Hebrew Literature upon Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.
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