The OSE resumed operations in Israel today with the opening of an institution for the treatment of children suffering from rheumatic fever and other heart diseases. The clinic, located near Kfar Saba, will accept 30 patients for the time being.
Present at the opening ceremonies was OSE director Dr. N. L. Wolf, who stressed the help South African Jews, particularly Abel Sha ban, had given Israel. The clinic is named for Simon Bolivar, liberator of several South American nations. The Argentine Ambassador to Israel spoke.
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