1925

Within two months two institutes of higher education are founded in Eretz Israel, with the assistance of the WZO -the Technion in Haifa, which opens on February 9, and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, which opens its doors on April 1. There is much excitement in the Yishuv, especially at the university's opening ceremony. Distinguished guests include Lord Balfour, the father of the declaration that bears his name, General Edmund Allenby, who conquered Palestine in World War I, and Zionist leaders such as Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow.