Three American Jews' Dream of a Hebrew Universit What—if any—s hare did American Jews have in the founding of . Israeli Jewry's leading intellectual institution, the Hebrew University in Jeru- salem? A body of correspondence re- cently examined at the Ameri- can Jewish Archives, the his- torical research center on the Cincinnati campus of the He- brew Union College-Jewish In- stitute of Religion, indicates that American Jews took a great, and even an essentia part in this enterprise. Documents at the Ar•es lend substance to the v that, without the uninterr ed ma- terial support it re' 'ed from American Jewry, e Hebrew University migh ever have achieved its pr t eminence. Nearly 50 3 s ago, long before the u • ersity had a site, a "trium ate" of Amer- ican Jews s Ted an active interest in th dea of a He- brew universe and was in regular conta with Dr. Chaim Weizmann, university's leading protag- onist. This emerges from the-papers of one of the triumvirate's mem- bers—Dr. Harry Friedenwald, a prominent Baltimore ophthal- mologist. The other two mem- hers were Dr. Israel Fried- laender, professor of Biblical tioned that the matter would exegesis and literature at the be discussed at a meeting of Jewish Theological Seminary of the Actions Committee to be America, and Rabbi Judah - Leon held in Berlin in November Magnes, spiritual leader of 1913. Temple Emanu-El in New York Friedenwald answered: City. "There seemss such Friedenwald, president of the Federation of American Zion- interest in this country ifs . e but in 'o ists from 1904 to 19 der to make it a success, delegate to the Congress it will be necessa have which me ienna in 1913, someone of force and o influ whe university project was ence come to this country . up. In the meantime, Weiz n On his- return to Baltimore. had been to Magn nd Friedenwald seized the initia- nd the rres- tive by wr' ng to Weiz ann, enc irculat' among who had he projec ers of the ri . There pri different v as to the was deeply ur fields of inter hich the uni- eloquent Con- versity sh initially empha- gress c e establish- size. enwald and Weiz- a university. Having advocated a medical y years experience in a m- ool. 1 college in this coun Magnes, however, felt the I now some of the di les which face us an ething need to resolve the conflict of concerning t xpenses of religious ideas. He, therefore, maintain an institution. wrote to Weizmann: "For me, Bu not going to write to the chief importance and at- of the difficulties which traction of such a school, as of you appreciate as well as I do. the university in general, would What I do wish to write is that be, that the humanities would I should like to aid the cause be taught by Jews, primarily to the extent of my means and on the basis of Jewish docu- ability, and especially in the ments and of Jewish life." department - of Medicine." (Oct. Friedlaender, who trained his 29, 1913.) students for the Conservative Weizmann, in his reply, men- rabbinate, countered: "Palestine at present is still very far from enjoying that Holiday Greetings great distinction. Judaism in Palestine, while undoubtedly tending in that direction, is as Components Starter Homes yet too deeply permeated by the elements of the Golus (Dis- 8939 Dixie Hwy. 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