Jewish Welfare Fund Scholarships for Summer Programs in Israel Offered

Once again this summer, the Jewish Welfare Fund of Metropolitan Chicago will make scholarships available to Chicago area teenagers to enable them to participate in one of the many study-work programs in Israel which are offered, during the summer, by various Jewish educational institutions and youth organizations in cooperation with the Jewish Agency for Israel. The JWF Summer Scholarship program was initiated in 1971.

The announcement of the 1972 program was made by JWF president Raymond Epstein, who explained that the program is being repeated because of the success of the program in 1971 when 39 students received JWF Summer Scholarships. According to Epstein, the students have been enthusiastic about their 1971 summer experience in Israel. They reported that their stay in Israel had encouraged them to continue their Jewish education and inspired them to a more active commitment to Jewish life.

Epstein, a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, stated that the 1972 scholarships are being offered by the JWF to legal residents of Metropolitan Chicago who have reached their 16th birthday and have not yet reached their 20th birthday by July 1, 1972. Those attending a school in the Chicago area, but whose legal residence is elsewhere, are not eligible to apply. Financial need is an important factor and scholarship grants will be made, in varying amounts, based on verifiable financial information supplied by applicants.

Applicants should have evidenced an active interest in Jewish life through involvement in Jewish youth groups, Jewish educational programs or some aspect of Jewish organizational or community activity. Preference will be given to those who have not previously participated in a study-work program in Israel. The Scholarship Fund, in the amount of $40,000, is administered by the Jewish Education Committee of the Jewish Welfare Fund.

There will be no bulletin March 31 because of Passover.