A representative of the Israel-Finnish Friendship League has come to Israel to choose a site for a special Finnish village here in which non-Jewish Finns who contribute to Israel’s progress may live.
The chief occupation of the villagers will be the construction of pre-fabricated homes, using lumber cut in Finland. The factory will be run on a non-profit basis.
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