The National Council of Jewish Women reported today that it has granted 207 fellowships to educators and social workers from Israel, and to others from Jewish communities outside Israel, since the NCJW established its overseas fellowship program in 1946. The report was given today at a luncheon featuring the NCJW’s, four-day convention, being held here this week.
During the current biennial period, 1963 to 1965, 30 fellowships were granted, the report showed. These were given mainly to educators and researchers working toward the advancement of equal opportunities for culturally disadvantaged children.
The Council’s contributions to the U. S. Job Corps were lauded at the convention by Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, and Dr. Bennetta Washington, director of the women’s training centers of the U. S. Job Corps. Both praised the NCJW for having joined Women in Community Services in recruiting and screening girls for the Job Corps. Other organizations joined with the NCJW in the Women in Community Services are the National Council of Catholic Women, United Church Women and the National Council of Negro Women.
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