The Israeli liner Theodor Herzl will sail for Haifa tomorrow with more than 240 passengers bound for permanent settlement in Israel or for periods of work and study there under various programs. The olim (immigrants) number 170 including 19 under the auspices of Youth Aliyah, 12 members of various kibbutz movements and the rest families. Fifty youths are bound for a year of voluntary service in Israel under the “Shnat Sherut” program and 20 more will study at the Ben-Gurion College in Sdeh Boker. A group of young teachers are also sailing to attend the Greenberg and Gold teachers seminaries in Israel.
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