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Yivo Announces $250, 000 Fund for Center for Graduate Studies

A special fund for research and development was announced yesterday by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in honor of the 80th birthday of its chairman, Julius Borenstein. The announcement was made by Dr. Max Weinreich, vice-chairman, at the Institute’s annual dinner at which tribute was paid to Mr. Borenstein. The principal purpose of the […]

April 11, 1967
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A special fund for research and development was announced yesterday by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in honor of the 80th birthday of its chairman, Julius Borenstein. The announcement was made by Dr. Max Weinreich, vice-chairman, at the Institute’s annual dinner at which tribute was paid to Mr. Borenstein.

The principal purpose of the fund will be the establishment of the YIVO Center for Graduate Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Center will have two main divisions: a research academy to enable mature scholars to engage in coordinated or joint research; and a graduate school of Jewish studies for the training of younger scholars. The preliminary amount of the fund is $250, 000.

Mr. Borenstein is national vice-president of the Workmen’s Circle, the Jewish fraternal organization. The dinner in his honor was attended by 750 people. Elie Wiesel, the noted author was the guest speaker. A program of folksongs was presented by Theodore Bikel, the well-known actor and singer. Henoch Mendelsund, vice-president of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union and a member of YIVO’s executive committee, presided. The dinner was the highlight of the YIVO’s four-day annual conference which opened on Saturday night in the assembly hall of Hunter College.

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