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From Scientist to the Scholar: The Grafstein Network & Visiting Professor Program

510 views · Published 16 December 2010 · 5:46 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Hebrew University of Jerusalem · 2010 · Education

Toronto lawyer Jerry Grafstein -- recently retired from his Senate seat -- and his wife, Carole, have initiated two new projects that they hope will foster more ties between Canada and Israel.

The first, the Honourable Jerry and Carole Grafstein Network for Cancer Research, will support cancer research being conducted at Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC) and eventually facilitate collaboration on cancer research with Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.

The second, the Honourable Jerry and Carole Grafstein Visiting Professor Program, will bring a "noted scholar" annually to the University of Toronto's Centre for Jewish Studies to teach two courses. The program will also bring a Hebrew U PhD to Toronto for a post-doctoral fellowship at the centre.

The overall aims of the Grafsteins' programs are to promote the transfer of knowledge between Canadian and Israeli scientists and academics, and expose Israel's medical and scholarly contributions to society and, in so doing, help combat anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment.

From Scientist to the Scholar: The Grafstein Network & Visiting Professor Program

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