Boys Town Jerusalem, an academic and vocational center located in the Bayit Vegan suburb of Jerusalem, has received a gift of $200, 000 from the Winfield Baird Foundation, it was announced here by Ira Guilden, president of the vocational center. The gift, which had been made through David G. Baird of New York, opened an expansion fund drive by the center, which serves 220 boys from 23 countries.
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