News and Information

162 NEWS AND INFORMATION Educational News and Opportunities Hebrew University Jerusalem Summer School SHOFAR The 1991 Summer School session, "Contacts Between Jewish Culture and Its Environment Through the Ages," will address the interplay of internal and external stimuli in the Hellenistic-Talmudic age, the JudeoIslamic symbiosis, Ashkenazi Jewry in its Christian setting, Renaissance Jewry, the rise of Jewish historiography, and Post-Emancipation Europe. The School is intended for qualified students at graduate or postdoctoral level from all countries. For more information please write: Jerusalem Summer School in Jewish Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 91904, Israel. Bitnet: ADVANC@HUJIVMS, Fax: 972-2-523429. Wallenberg Scholarships The purpose of the Wallenberg Scholars Program, a graduate study program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is to study the phenomenon of leadership and to contribute to the identification and development of those likely to emerge as leaders in the future. A major underlying goal of the Program is to develop the Scholar's skill and aptitude for undertaking and implementing individual and group initiatives. The Wallenberg Program begins with an intensive Hebrew language summer course and is followed during the academic year with a series of weekly seminars. Scholars are encouraged to participate in individual internships and are required to engage in a significant end-of-year project. The program requires 11 months to complete. To be eligible, scholars must have completed their Bachelor's Degree by June 1991 and must have demonstrated superior academic abilities as well as individual initiative and leadership skills. Nominations of potential Scholars will be accepted only from the President, Vice President, Dean, or a Department Chairperson at the applicant's university. For further information please contact: Coordinators of Graduate Programs, Office of Academic Affairs, Hebrew University, 11 East 69th St., New York, NY 10021. Tel.: (212) 472-2288; Fax: (212) 517-4548. Volume 9, No.2 Winter 1991 Horace W. Goldsmith Scholarships 163 The Rothberg School for Overseas Students of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is pleased to announce a number of merit and need-based scholarships for the 1991-92 academic year. These awards have been made available through the generosity of the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. Horace Goldsmith, a New York businessman, was deeply involved in Jewish affairs and was a benefactor of a variety of Israeli causes. He firmly believed in the importance of American students visiting Israel for study programs. Undergraduate and graduate students accepted for one-year programs of study at the Rothberg School for Overseas Students may submit their applications for these scholarships. Applicants will be considered by the Goldsmith Selection Committee on the basis of their academic and personal achievements, and/or on the basis of financial need. The awards will normally not exceed $4,000. For further information and applications please call or write: The Office of Academic Affairs, Hebrew University, 11 East 69th St., New York, NY 10021; Tel.: (212) 472-2288; Fax: (212) 517-4548. Anna Sobol Levy Scholarship The purpose of the Anna Sobol Levy Scholarship is to enhance and strengthen the unique relationship between the United States and Israel by creating better understanding and communication between future leaders of the two countries. The scholarship, in the amount of $5,000, will enable an American student to attend the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for one year as a Visiting Student, Visiting Graduate Student, or Visiting Research Student. Candidates will have earned an undergraduate degree (or be enrolled in a graduate program) in the fields of Economic Geography, International Relations, Political Science, History, or a related field and must have career objectives in the military, diplomatic corps, government, public service, or related fields. Prior or present Commission, or any previous service in the United States Armed Forces is preferred. Candidates must be citizens of the United States and no older than 28 at the time of application. For further information and applications please call or write: The Office of Academic Affairs, Hebrew University, 11 East 69th St., New York, NY 10021; Tel.: (212) 472-2288; Fax: (212) 517-4548. Penn-Gratz Communal Service Program The Council of Jewish Federations has approved the new joint graduate program of Gratz College and the University of Pennsylvania...