Four out of five Israel teen-agers receive no high school instruction whatsoever, it was reported today by Ira Guilden, New York banker, who recently returned from a tour of Middle Eastern countries. At a reception in his honor at the Waldorf Astoria, sponsored by the American Committee for Boys Town Jerusalem, Mr. Guilden, who is chairman of the board, was welcomed by many community leaders.
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