— 43 By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Mount Scopus—and the Hebrew University The temporary crisis that arose over an Israeli transport of gasoline to Mount Scopus serves to revive an interest in the isolated area where the original buildings of the Hebrew University and Hadassah Hospital still stand. Mount Scopus is Israeli territory. It flies the White and Blue Flag with the Star of David. But access to it is cut off at the so-called Mandelbaum Gate, at which United Nations representatives supervise the change of guard, composed of Israelis, that continue to occupy the Jewish buildings. Every two weeks, the guard is changed, and each contingent brings with it supplies necessary for those occupying the buildings. In addition to the Hadassah installations, there are, on Mount Scopus, these Hebrew University premises: Einstein Institute of Physics, Institute of Jewish Studies, Jewish National and University Library, Chaim Weizmann School of Chemistry, Museum of Jewish Antiquities, Medical School for Postgraduate Study, Botany Build- ing, Einstein Institute of Mathematics, Moshe Laboratory of Meteor- ology and Climatology, Open Air Theater, Gymnasium, Balf our Park Club Playing Field and Administration Building. With the establishment of Israel, and the isolation of the Hadassah and Hebrew University installations on Mount Scopus, Hadassah pro- ceeded to construct new hospitals and to convert existing buildings in the New City of Jerusalem into hospital units. Together with the Hebrew University, Hadassah is setting up a modern new medical center. The Hebrew University at first converted scores of existing ■ Jerusalem buildings into school departments, and now the. Hebrew University is in the process of expanding a new university campus at Givath Ram on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Israel's higher educational institutions lend credit to the cultural and spiritual aims and aspirations of the reyived Jewish nation. Technion—whose campus also delights all who have the privilege of visiting the great school on Mount Carmel, at Haifa—is the out- standing technical and engineering school in the entire Middle East. Bar-Ilan University, established by Mizrachi at Ramat Gan, already is a credit to the vision of the Orthodox Jewish leaders who, within the last three years, have set up a creditable school of higher learning near ,Tel Aviv. The Weizmann Institute of Science stands as a monument to its founder and to the great scientists whose research adds to the wisdom of Israel. These schools, in all their glory, are adjuncts to the parent institution, the Hebrew University. It is worth a trip to Israel to be heartened by the sight of the great campus near Jerusalem, where more than 4,000 students have enrolled this year for specialized courses in the Humanities, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, the Sciences, Agriculture, and Law. Jews from many lands are represented on this campus in the form of contributions for entire buildings, for laboratories and libraries. It is to their credit that they have helped rescue a great university whose existence was threatened by Arab intransigence and by their having blocked the road to the existing buildings on Mount Scopus. Israel's spiritual values are being enhanced by the work of great educational and research institutions—Hebrew University, Technion, Bar-Ilan, Weizmann Institute. Indeed, "out of Zion shall go forth the Law and the word of the Lord from Jerusa- lem." In the"photo on the bottom, Dr. Danon is seen with the Jew- ish News commentator and Julian Meltzer, noted foreign correspondent, now the Weiz- mann Institute's public relations director (left) and the promi- nent Zurich (Switzerland) bank- er, Walter Baer (right), at a recent luncheon at the Weiz- mann Institute at Rehovot, given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Baer and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Slomo- vitz. In the upper photo, are Mrs. Philip Slomovitz and Meyer Weisgal, chairman of the execu- tive board of the Weizmann In- stitute, who was host at the luncheon. There are 65 Arab students in the Hebrew University. This is a splendid representation for a component part of Israel's popu- lation that had been kept in sub- jection and ignorance by Arab effendis. The 65 Arab students seem to point the way to a better understanding between Israelis and Arabs and to a bet- ter future for all concerned in Israel. The road to Mount Scopus is blocked, but the avenues to cul- See Weizmann Institute Report on Page 46 Friday, N ovemb er 29, 1957—TH E DETROIT JEWISH N EWS-2 Purely Commentary ture in Israel are being paved anew, by a determined people that builds cultural edifices while it creates industrial plants. Those who plan to go .to Israel during the Tenth Anniversary Year—and there should be hun- dreds of Detroiters among the pil- grims to Medinat Israel during the coming year—will especially re- joice at the sight of the new He- brew University campus, in the knowledge that Hadassah, together with the Hebrew University, is building a great Medical Center.