Agreements just reached by the Alliance Israelite Universelle with the Israel Government and the City of Tel Aviv provide for re-equipment and extension of the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School of the Alliance and the immediate building by the organization of a great college for 1,000 students in Tel-Aviv, it was disclosed today by Marcel Franco, president of the American Friends of the Alliance, upon his return from Israel, where he led the negotiations that resulted in the agreements.
Mr. Franco added that he was greatly impressed by the deep interest shown by the Israel leaders toward the Alliance projects despite their grave preoccupation with defense problems. “Nothing is more encouraging,” he said, “than the determined efforts of the Israel leaders and people to continue rebuilding the country despite the present emergency. It is hoped that the new Alliance projects will also contribute to a further cultural rapprochement between Israel and France.”
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