The building of new schools for the Alliance Israelite Universelle has been completed in five cities in Morocco — Casablanca, Meknes, Fez, Marrakech and Rabat, it was reported here today by Jules Braunschvig, vice-president of the Alliance, following his arrival from North Africa.
“This fall’s enrollment in the Alliance schools in Morocco was the largest in the ninety-year history of the Alliance,” Mr. Branschvig said. The organization now has more than 25,000 students in Morocco and about 52,500 in the entire Mediterranean area.
A large increase in the number of students was also noted in Iran where a huge, new school building was acquired last week, thanks to the efforts of the American Friends of the Alliance. The schools of the Alliance in North Africa receive support from the local and French Governments, as well as from the Joint Distribution Committee.
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