The first Latin American Maccabiad will be held here from Aug. 20-30 with more than 200 contestants from Argentine, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia and Bolivia in attendance. Participants will compete in football, basketball, swimming, tennis and other sports. The Israeli Ambassador to Uruguay, Dr. Yaacov Taur, will serve as chairman of the Maccabiad.
Formation of a Uruguayan committee to aid the Weizmann Institute of Science at Rehovot was announced here this week. Dr. Jacob Chazan was named chairman of the new group, which represents all sections of the Jewish community in this country.
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