Word: schiff
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...assumption of the active work of excavation by Professor Reisner will be a return to the original plan, rendered impossible last year by his engagement in Egypt. Ample funds for the work have been provided by Mr. Jacob H. Schiff, of New York...
...Harvard Menorah Society Prize of $100 which is offered annually by J. H. Schiff under the auspices of the Menorah Society will be awarded this year for the second time. The competition is open to all undergraduates, who may choose their own subjects under the general head of Jewish history and culture. The subjects chosen must be approved by Professor C. H. Toy and the written essay handed to him before...
...excavations carried out by the Harvard expedition to Samaria were made possible by Mr. Jacob H. Schiff who, in 1905 offered to provide the money for excavating the mound which buries Samaria, the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. Professor Lyon, who left last spring on leave of absence to supervise the excavations, returned recently and reports gratifying results. The work was carried on at two sites intermittently from the middle of April until August 21. The first site is near the modern village of Sebastiyeh, and is marked by a cluster of columns, belonging, supposedly, to a temple erected...
...Schiff has made provision for the resumption of the work, which will probably be in charge of Professor G. A. Reisner '89 next summer...
Ample provision has been made by Mr. Schiff for taking up the work of excavation anew next April, at the end of the rainy season. It is expected that Professor George A. Reisner, in whose name the permit stands, will be in charge. This is a return to the original plan, made impossible this year by Professor Reisner's engagement in Egypt...