Israel’s oldest university was founded in 1917 in Jerusalem. A year later, Dr. Chaim Weizmann lays its Foundation Stone. Finally, seven years later in 1925 Hebrew University, with buildings completed, is officially inaugurated, and classes open.
“Hebrew U” is Israel’s preeminent liberal arts university, and its main campus is on Mt. Scopus in Jerusalem. Between 1948 and 1967 the Mt. Scopus campus was in Jordanian hands, and inaccessible to Israel….