Friday, August 1, 1975 9
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Boris Smolar's
'Between You
... and Me'
Editor-in-Chief
Emeritus, JTA
(Copyright 1975, JTA, Inc.)
UNIVERSITY ANNIVERSARIES: Two of Israel's
universitities — the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and
the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan — are now celebrat-
ing their anniversaries. Hebrew University is now 50 years
old, and Bar-Ilan is marking its 20th year.
When Hebrew University opened in 1925, the number
if its' students could he counted only in the hundreds. To-
lay, the number of students in the university exceeds 15,-
000. Similarly, the Bar-Ilan University opened with 70 stu-
dents: today it has more than 7,000, several hundred of
them Americans. Twenty imposing buildings are spread
over its campus which is expanding in anticipation of hav-
ing 10,000 students by the end of this decade.
American Jewish financial aid to these two institutions
— as well as to other institutions of higher learning in Is-
rael — is not limited only to UJA funds, allocated through
the Jewish Agency, which reach tens of millions of dollars
annually. Each institution of higher learning in Israel has
also its friends and individual donors in the United States
contributing substantial.
The total sum of such special contributions also runs
into millions of dollars each year. Sufficient to cite the fact
that within one week last month, five buildings, six addi-
tional facilities, a scholarship fund and three scientific pro-
jects were dedicated in Jerusalem at. Hebrew University by
donors from Chicago, San Francisco, Palm Beach and other
American cities.
More than 100 American Friends of Hebrew University
members, led by Dr. Max Kampelman, its president, partic-
ipated last month in Jerusalem in the Golden Jubilee cele-
bration of the university.
BAR ILAN ACHIEVEMENTS: The Bar Ilan Univer-
sity, which is a religiously-oriented institution, has similar
pillars of strength among its followers in the United States.
They consist of a group of American Orthodox Jews known
for their generosity.
The group is headed by Rabbi Dr. Joseph Lookstein,
who is also the Chancellor of Bar-Ilan, and by Philip Stoll-
man, noted American Jewish philanthropist of Detroit, who
modestly prefers to make his large donations for Jewish
causes in a rather quiet way. He is the chairman of Bar-
Ilan's Board of Trustees. His dedication to the university
knows no limits. In addition to his generous contributions
to the university, he recently established a $250,000 scholar-
ship fund for gifted students in religious schools in Israel.
Bar-Ilan is the only university in Israel which was
granted a charter by the New York Board of Regents. Its
programs include about 1,000 courses in sciences and in
Jewish learning accredited in the U.S. During the summer
scores of American Jewish public school teachers take spe-
cial courses at. Bar-Ilan for which they receive up to six uni-
versity-level credits back home.
Research on technological problems connected with the
energy crisis occupies a high place at Bar-Ilan. The search
for substitutes for scarce energy sources and methods to
heat pollution are being stepped up.
In addition to Hebrew University in Jerusalem and
Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, there are in Israel three
other universities — one in Tel Aviv, one in Haifa and one
in Beersheba. There are also the Weizmann Institute and
the Technion, Israel's Institute of Technology, two very im-
portant institutions of higher education.
The Beersheba University will now get a lift by the ap-
pointment of Ambassador Joseph Tekoah as its president.
Tekoah is an extremely able person. He is very popular
among American Jews, and that will definitely be a great
asset to the university.
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Israel, Canada Sign Tax Law
OTTAWA (JTA) — Israel
and Canada have signed an
agreement to avoid double
taxation. The agreement
will allow investors in one
country to establish busi-
nesses in the other to repa-
triate their earnings with-
out having to pay taxes on
such earnings a second
time.
Dr. Theodor Meron, the
outgoing Israel Ambassador
to Canada, said that "the
Zionists to Meet
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The Zionist General Council
will convene here Jan. 5-8,
the Zionist Executive de-
cided Monday.
agreement will encourage
Canadian businessmen to
invest in Israel, widening
the economic scope of busi-
ness between Israel and
Canada and increasing op-
portunities for trade and
cooperation between the
two countries."
With this agreement,
Canada joins the U.S.,
France, West Germany,
Britian, Sweden and several
other countries which, in
concluding similar agree-
ments with Israel, have
created a unique investment
climate, Meron said.
The agreement on behalf
of Canada was signed by
John Turner, Minister of
Finance, and by Dr. Meron
for Israel.
EEC Meets Arabs for Trade Talks
BRUSSELS — The nine
member countries of the
European Common Market,
which recently signed a
trade accord with Israel, are
now having preliminary
meetings with Egypt, Leba-
non, Syria and Jordan,
aimed at similar trade
agreements.
According to United
Press International, "The
nine, in an economic slump,
are reluctant to offer gener-
ous economic concessions to
the Arabs, who are driving
hard economic bargains and
increasingly linking eco-
nomic questions to Middle
Eastern political issues.
"The Europeans have
found it increasingly diffi-
cult to maintain their neu-
tral stand on Mideast poli-
tics in the face of Arab de-
mands and therefore have
come under stronger United
States and Israeli counter-
pressure."
The Common Market rep-
resentatives have spent
three months trying to
break an impasse over trade
concessions with Algeria,
Morocco and Tunisia, and
have begun meetings in
Rome for a second round of
Ereliminatv talks with 20
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Arab countries and the Pa-
lestine Liberation Organiza-
tion.
A proposal that terrorism
be discussed at that meeting
drew a stiff Arab protest.
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