There are 57 Hebrew teachers and about 600 students in small private” “ulpanim” scattered throughout Moscow, according to a recent immigrant from the Soviet Union, Michael Nudler.
Briefing a session of the Brit Ivrit Olamit (World Hebrew Union) Executive here this week, Nudler warned of increased efforts by the Soviet authorities to hamper the teaching of Hebrew. He said there was no lack of advanced-level textbooks, but the ulpanim were chronically short of basic-level material.
Abraham Shenker, the WHU chairman, called on groups the world over involved in teaching Hebrew to “extend practical and moral support” to the Moscow Ulpanim. The WHU Executive passed a resolution condemning the Soviet’s persecution of the ulpanim as contrary to Soviet law, and called for public pressure to be brought on the Russian government.
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