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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY In the late 19th century, great thinkers came together to envision what a Hebrew university might look like: a university of and for the Jewish people, serving the world through academic excellence and groundbreaking research. In 1918, renowned intellectuals, including Albert Einstein, Martin Buber, and Sigmund Freud, founded the Hebrew University on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus, overlooking the Old City. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) is one of the world’s most distinguished academic and research institutions and ranked #1 in Israel. Serving more than 24,000 students from 90 countries, the university comprises seven faculties and six campuses that produce a third of Israel’s civilian research.
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