Israeli Study Finds Improvement
in Asthmatic Children Linked to
Intensive Group Work Programs

Test Prevention of Brain Damage

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TEL AVIV — A study con- versity's School of Social Work
ducted among asthmatic children during. 1970-71, said that mothers
in Tel Aviv links their improved were included because of the con-
physical condition to intensive siderable evidence which seems
group work programs with both to point to the mother's unique
child and mother.
role in the child's asthmatic ,•con-
The findings of Dr. Abraham dition.
Stern, a social work administra-
There was a great diversity
tor-educator of Yeshiva Univer-
of cultures among the partici-
sity, were presented Dec. 21 at pants whose countries of origin
the International Symposium on
included Greec e, Scotland,
Chronic Obstructive Lung Dis- Egypt, Romania, Aden, Iraq,
eases.
Yemen, Russia, Turkey and
The project conducted at the
Israel. All children had con-
allergy clinic of the Hadassah
tracted asthma from early child-
Municipal Hospital of Tel Aviv
hood, with a majority seriously
under the direction of Dr. Stern
B1 to the point of absence from
and cqDr. Nathan Lass, allergy school during the previous year
A new test its detect the design; et the devellenaeat of brain
clinic director, was a pioneering for periods averaging 60 days.
damage in newborn babies suffering from humobtle jaundice has
effort in the use of group methods
The groups were led by third recently belts developed by Pref. Billet Blendbeint (left) and Ida
in the treatment of nonhospital- and fourth-year students of the
in the metabolic laboratories et the Hadassah Hehrew thiverellp
ized asthmatic children. The sub- Bar-Ilan social work school, meet- team
Medical Center in Jerusalem. In the picture, be is whit Halm Krrefinl
jects were 19 patients, between
ing weekly for periods ranging nik, who is going to Athens, where be will set lip special tutting
the ages of 9 and 13, functioning from three to eight months.
program. Greek babies here on remote Masks, where Omni is wria*
concurrently with three groups
An early observation was that inbreeding, have a high incidence of brain damage from
latiatiee.
for mothers of the children.
the youngsters were in the main
Dr. Stern, who conducted the from "disturbed" homes M
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study while a group work project appeared withdrawn and obsessed Lights Out in Israel,
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Strike
director at Hadassah Hospital and with fears, guilt, insecurity and
senior lecturer at Bar Ilan Uni- a sense of worthlessness.
but Only for a While
Ends; Issues Sent
TEL AVIV (JTA) — A sudden
Sixteen of the 19 subjects showed
improved breathing on spirometry power failure plunged most of Is - to Binding Arbitratien
tests at the conclusion of the group rael into darkness for nearly four - NEW YORK (JTA) Fe tar
programs, with two others showing hours causing traffic jams on high-
greater responsiveness to medica- ways were signal lights were put hundred professionals, clerical and
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tion. Almost all reported fewer at- out of action. The failure was at- maintenance workers employed by
tacks, and of shorter duration. Im- tributed to a breakdown at the Tel 20 Jewish community centers affili-
proved spirometry readings corres- Aviv central power station, one ated with the Federation of Jewish
ponded to the length of participa- of the country's main electric gen- Philanthropies went back to work
mmumwrwowmmlewmiimi tion in the program. •
erating plants.
ending a strike that began
According to Dr. Stern, the most
The blackout extended from Tuesday,
last Dec. 20.
recent figures show that 21.3 out Salad in the north to Eilat in the
The employes agreed in a secret
of 1,000 school-age children in Tel south. Rumors of Arab sabotage
Aviv are asthmatics. Of these, 11 spread but were dispelled for those ballot to end their four-week walk-
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Dr. Stern has been with Yeshiva ties were plunged into near panic
The issues have been submitted
Moved to The
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Hebrew Studies Soar
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NEW YORK (JTA)—The study
NEW YORK — The American of Hebrew in U.S. colleges and uni-
versities has scored a dramatic in-
Association for Jewish Education
and the department of education crease in recent years despite a
and culture of t1143 World Zionist declining interest in foreign lan-
Organization — American Section, guages generally, according to Dr.
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have agreed on a plan to "coop- David Rudaysky, professor emeri-
erate fully and formally in the tus of Hebrew culture and educa-
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promotion, development and co- tion at New York University.
He told a recent meeting of the
ordination of the educational pro-
grams of common concern affect- National Association of Professors
of
Hebrew that 255 institutions of
ing Israel in American Jewish
higher learning offered classes in
education."
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the American Section's depart- rently enrolled in Hebrew lan-
ment of education and culture. guage studies, about 20 per cent
One of the first major projects are non-Jewish.
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