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. - - 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 (Proscription 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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