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- EIN 13-1568923
- (212) 607-8500
- 199 Water Street 11th Floor New York NY 10038-3589 USA
- www.afhu.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, International
Mission: American friends of the hebrew university (afhu) is a national, not-for-profit organization in support of the hebrew university of jerusalem, israel's foremost center of higher education and research. Forging a meaningful partnership between american jewry and the people of israel, afhu helps to ensure the nation's well being by nurturing israel's greatest asset: the intellectual strength of its people. Afhu's cultural and educational programs attract people from all walks of life, including the hebrew university and rothberg international school alumni, american scholars and scientists, and the general u. S. Public. These programs, as well as afhu missions to israel and the hebrew university, promote greater understanding of the university's contributions in fields ranging from technology, medicine and law to agriculture, public policy and jewish studies. Founded by the american philanthropist, felix m. Warburg in 1925, afhu has been a central force in hebrew university's rise to inter
Programs: The american friends of the hebrew university's (afhu) primary exempt purpose is to promote, encourage, aid and advance higher and secondary education, research and training in all branches of knowledge in israel and elsewhere, and to aid in the maintenance and development of the hebrew university of jerusalem in the state of israel (the "hebrew university"). Grants awarded to hebrew university include, but are not limited to, those for scholarships and fellowships, research, capital projects, faculty recruitment, and equipment.