Jewish youth clubs throughout Poland, which are the major sources of instruction in Yiddish language, literature and Jewish history, are currently suffering from an acute shortage of instructors with sufficient Jewish knowledge, it was reported here today from Warsaw.
The problem is especially difficult with regard to Yiddish language instruction, since the other subjects can usually be taught in Polish.
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