More than 1, 800 youths from various countries abroad are participating in summer camp seminars organized here by the Jewish Agency. Today, they attended a festive ceremony in Jerusalem honoring the memory of Dr. Theodor Herzl, founder of the Zionist political movement. The youths were addressed at the ceremony by Israel President Izhak Ben-Zvi and by members of the Jewish Agency executive.
The Jewish Agency is now intensifying its educational activities in Jewish communities abroad, especially among the youth. A group of 66 Israeli teachers have been sent by the Agency to Jewish communities in European countries where there is an acute shortage of trained Jewish educators. In addition, the Agency is organizing local and regional teachers’ seminars and courses in a number of countries. The Agency has arranged to bring over this year more than 100 teachers and youth leaders to Israel for a one-year study and 250 teachers and youth leaders for summer courses.
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