Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt left Israel for Karachi, India, today after an extensive five-day tour of the Jewish State during which she visited settlements, immigrant camps, hospitals and schools.
Her last official visit was to attend, together with American Ambassador Monnet B. Davis, a ceremony at Kfar Vitkin where the Hadassah and Youth Aliyah are constructing a vocational training school which will bear her name. She received a picture album depicting Youth Aliyah activities in Israel.
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