Some 200 volunteers to join the summer work in Israel program in the kibbutzim to replace those entering the armed forces enrolled at a rally in the Institute of Jewish Education. A number of rabbis aided in the interview of applicants for the service. Noted author Michael Blankfort, a member of the audience, told of his son-in-law, daughter and three grandchildren now in an Israeli kibbutz. His son-in-law has already been called up.
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