A group of 53 persons, including leading American Jewish educators and Mizrachi youth leaders, left here today for Israel aboard an El Al plane. The 53 will spend six weeks in Israel during which they will get a first-hand view of the accomplishments and needs of the religious community in Israel and will visit schools, youth centers and children’s homes and other installations maintained by various Mizrachi groups in the U.S.
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