A total of 21,700 immigrants arrived in Israel during the past Hebrew calendar year, it was reported here today by the Jewish Agency.
Two hundred immigrant families will be flown directly from Europe to Eilat beginning in October it was reported here today. The immigrants, who will arrive at the rate of 40 or 50 a month, will be accommodated in newly completed housing units.
In an effort to attract Israeli youths to settlement in Eilat, the Ministry of Labor announced today plans for the establishment of a nautical school at the southern port. The school, to be founded by the end of the year, will provide opportunities for 15 and 16-year-old youths to study as deckhands or engine room apprentices.
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