West German and Israeli officials have worked out a program of subsidized exchange visits by youth of both countries during 1969. It calls for visits to West Germany of about 120 Israelis, 16 and 18 years old, who will participate in various programs in the Federal Republic. An additional group of Israeli youth leaders will come here to study German youth facilities and engage in an exchange of views. German youth groups and experts in German youth work will visit Israel for various study programs during the year. Expenses for the visits will be covered by West German and Israeli institutions.
The program was drawn up in conferences between officials of the Federal Ministry for Youth and Family Affairs, the International Youth Exchange and Visitor Exchange Service of the Federal Republic, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Education and the Israel Municipalities Association. A subsidized program of German youth visits to Israel was established in 1967. In that year, 451 young Germans spent a combined total of 22,347 days in Israel as volunteer workers.
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