First aid for cuts and bruises is provided by a nurse, who is always on hand at the JDC summer camp in Shiraz, Iran. About 600 boys and girls enjoy two-week holidays at the camp. Regular medical and dental examinations guard the health of children attending school in Iran with the assistance of the JDC. --- - Youngsters in the Etz_ Chayim Yeshiva study Humash, their continued studies assured by the support of the JDC in Israel. Etz Chayim, established in 1841, is the oldest yeshiva in Israel. The Children How JDC—and Campaign Dollars —Sustain Life in Iran, Israel A Jewish day camper joins in the religious observance which is part of the summer pro- gram organized by the JDC in Shiraz, Iran. From Iran to Israel, the education, health and welfare of Jewish children is a particular concern of the Joint Distribution Committee, a beneficiary of the Allied Jewish Campaign. More than 12,500 pupils are enrolled in 38 schools and kindergartens receiving technical and finan- cial aid from the JDC. The aid includes a feed- ing program, clothing distribution and medical and dental care for the pupils. Together with its summer camp program in Shiraz, the JDC aids more than 20,000 Jews in Iran. In Israel, the JDC supporfs more than 130 yeshivot—the one pictured here, Etz Chayim, having received aid since 1914, the year the JDC was established. More than 25,000 stu- dents, rabbis and scholars and their dependents benefit from JDC's aid to cultural and religious institutions in Israel. A teacher coaches two students in Humash class in a Talmud Torah supported by the JDC in Israel. Funds for feeding programs, medical services and aid to refugee rabbis and scholars are included. An Etz Chayim yeshiva student is absorbed in a volume on Jewish law. In addition to 130 yeshivot which receive JDC financial aid, an- other 30 receive special holiday grants. 48 Friday, March 6, 1970 — A young Iranian scholar recites his lesson at a Jewish school supported by the JDC. The schools were organized and are run mainly by Ozar Hatorah, Alliance Israelite Universelle and ORT. A rhythm class at a JDC-supported kinder. garten in Iran goes through the steps of a tra- ditional Persian dance. Education of children is a high priority item in the JDC programs in that country. Periodic checkups at the JDC-supported Shiraz medical center assure health among Iran's Jewish children. In all, some 6,000 Jews will benefit from the JDC medical program in Iran in 1970. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS A student in a JDC-supported school in Iran writes his lesson on the blackboard. The script below the Hebrew is Farsi (Persian), the lan- guage spoken in Iran.