Australian Friends of the Hebrew University
Just 18 years after the establishment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1918 by luminaries that included Albert Einstein, Chaim Weizmann and Sigmund Freud, in Sydney, Ruby Rich (later Ruby Rich-Schalit MBE) spearheaded the founding of the Australian Friends of the Hebrew University which operates nationally. The Australian Friends was established to promote and assist Israel’s preeminent university – the one and only Hebrew University of Jerusalem!
Our primary aims are:-
- To bring the name of the Hebrew University to the fore, raising awareness within the Jewish and general Australian community of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and its academic and research excellence.
- To raise funds and encourage bequests in support of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, both for specific projects and for the general purposes of the University. Certain projects qualify for tax deductibility.
- To provide a medium for the exchange of information and literature between Australia and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- To encourage and assist Australian students wishing to undertake study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
