About 900 Jewish pupils attended classes in 11 Christian schools in Israel during the 1962-63 academic year, Prime Minister Levi Eshkol reported to the Cabinet. The total is about half the number of Jewish children in Christian schools in this country usually reported.
Among the 11 Christian schools with Jewish pupils, the Prime Minister reported, three are missionary institutions where 95 Jewish students are provided gratis with lodging, food and clothing. None of the 11 schools, he said, is recognized by the Government or included in the Israeli school network. This he noted, brings up the point that the parents of these children are violating Israel’s compulsory education law, and the Ministry of Education will have “to look into this aspect.”
In his report, Mr. Eshkol also noted that, since 1954, 200 Jews in this country Lave become converted to either Christianity or Mohammedanism –while 407 Christians, Moslems and Druzes have embraced Judaism.
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