Hadassah Grants $400,000 for Vocational Education in Israel; Includes Brandeis Request

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March 3, 1949

NEW YORK (Mar. 2)

A $400,000 appropriation to expand vocational education in Israel has been approved by the national board of Hadassah, it was announced are today. Included in the appropriation is a $180,000 bequest left to Hadassah for vocational education in Israel by the late Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis and his wife.

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