The United Jewish Appeal’s Israel Education Fund has brought in $25 million since it was established four years ago, Jewish Agency chairman Aryeh L. Pincus disclosed today. He said that in that period the Jewish Agency had constructed 32 schools and educational and cultural institutions in new development towns. Mr. Pincus spoke at a farewell event for Ralph Goldman, outgoing director-general of the Education Fund. Mr. Goldman has been appointed co-chairman of Malben, a Joint Distribution Committee agency providing homes and support for the aged.
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