The_Info_Web/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/New York University.md

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tags:
- Organization
- Academic
- USA
category: "Private Organization"
summary: "New York University is a private research university in New York City where Israeli air force officer Aviem Sella was completing a Ph.D. in computer science when he was recruited in 1984 to serve as Jonathan Pollard's handler."
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location: "New York City, USA"
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New York University is a private research university in [[New York City]]. [[Aviem Sella]] had almost completed his requirement for a Ph.D. in computer science at New York University by 1984, when he was approached to handle [[Jonathan Pollard]]. His technical training was seen as an asset in evaluating and winnowing down Pollard's materials.[^1]
### Footnotes
[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21.