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also celebrated the Brazilian Friends
70th Anniversary. Distinguished
personalities of Brazilian society and
the Jewish Community were present.
From left: Dora Brenner, Dori Goren, Ilan Goldfajn,
Bruno Lascovsky, Jayme Blay
EUROPEAN FRIENDS OF THE
HEBREW UNIVERSITY
15. Scopus Gala in Geneva honoring
Lord Norman Foster with the special
participation of Marina Abramović
From left: Prof. Philippe Amon, Prof. Menahem
Ben-Sasson, Ernesto Bertarelli, Gültin S. Ephrati,
Lord Norman Foster, Lily Safra, Marina Abramović,
Farah Safdie-Yarisa, Raphael Castoriano, Julie
Castoriano Bugnone.
Photo: David Vexelman
16. More than 370 people were present
at the Scopus Gala Brussels honoring
Professor François Englert, Nobel
Prize winner in Physics 2013.
From left: Jacques Brotchi 2008 Scopus recipient,
Professor François Englert, Antoinette Grosman,
President of the Belgium Friends of the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Luc Dardenne, 2014
Scopus recipient, Radu Mihaileanu, 2010 Scopus
recipient, Michael Guttman, 2012 Scopus recipient
17. 415 people were present at the
Brain Circle UK’s Inaugural Gala held
at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Photo: Bircan Tulga
18. Marc Harari, President of the
French Friends, Professor Hanoch
Gutfreund and Vice-President Amb.
Yossi Gal together with the members
of the French Friend’s committee at
“The World as Viewed by Einstein”
Conference held at the Artcurial
Auction House.
ISRAEL FRIENDS OF THE
HEBREW UNIVERSITY
19. Friends meeting with the Prime
Minister’s Economic Adviser Prof. Avi
Simchon and General Herzi Halevi,
Chief intelligence officer of the IDF,
pictured with Prof. Menahem Ben-
Sasson (right).
20. Adv. Daniel Jacobson is an Honorary
Doctor of the University and has
contributed greatly to the advancement
and strengthening of the University.
Among his major donations, are
scholarships to students in the Dept. of
Hebrew Literature, and the renovation
of a study room for doctoral students in
the Faculty of Law. His personal library
was graciously donated to the University
and was inaugurated in January 2016.
The library includes more than a
thousand titles including rare books in
economics, law, Jewish studies, history,
Hebrew literature, Hebrew poetry and
Babylonian Talmud. The library is part
of the Rabin Building on Mount Scopus.
The inauguration ceremony was attended
by Vice-President Amb. Yossi Gal, Dean
of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Dror
Wahrman, academic staff, friends of the
university and close friends of the donor.
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