1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Gpa1AlRRJ3"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/hebrew-university-and-weizmann-institute-merge-einstein-elected-president-of-board">Hebrew University and Weizmann Institute Merge; Einstein Elected President of Board</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/hebrew-university-and-weizmann-institute-merge-einstein-elected-president-of-board/embed#?secret=Gpa1AlRRJ3" width="600" height="338" title="“Hebrew University and Weizmann Institute Merge; Einstein Elected President of Board” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="Gpa1AlRRJ3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The merger of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Weizmann Institute of Science was announced here last night when Dr. Albert Einstein accepted the presidency of the combined board of directors, which includes 50 Jewish leaders in the United States and Canada. The election of Dr. Einstein as president of the joint board of […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315