Kfar Etzion, a religious kibbutz south of Jerusalem that was besieged and captured by the Jordan Arab Legion during Israel’s war for independence in 1948, will be the site for the first time of a study institute organized by Bnei Akiva of North America, the religious-sponsored Zionist youth movement. Fifty-six members will participate in the institute.
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