Vision and Fulfillment THE FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY 1925-1950 BY Lotta Levensohn NEW YORK THE GREYSTONE PRESS 1950 Contents Introduction 7 1. Hebrew University From Idea to Reality 17 2. The University Grows and Takes Shape 35 3. The University in World War II 64 4. In the War for Israels Independence 73 5. The Hebrew University and the State 107 6. The University and the Jewish People 1 2 3 7. The Jewish National and University Library 133 8. Friends of the University From Many Lands 142 9. The United States and the University 153 10. Dr. Judah Leib Magnes In Memoriam 166 11. The University as the Spiritual Center 170 APPENDIX The Board of Governors of the Hebrew University 175 Officers of the Hebrew University 177 Faculty of the Hebrew University 1 79 Officers and Board of Directors of the American Friends of the Hebrew University 185 Officers of the Chapters of the Ameri can Friends of the Hebrew Uni versity 187 Introduction BEFORE an illustrious gathering...