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Hebrew University Graduates E. Jerusalem A rab Students New Persecution in Iraq Spurs
JERUSALEM — The first during the 1971-72 academic of Damascus and finished at Arab student enrollment is
Pleas to UN, World Governments
Arab students from East year with an estimate of the Hebrew University this to be found at the Hebrew
Jerusalem have graduated some 300 for the coming aca- summer with a BA in Eng-
from the Hebrew University demic year. -
lish language and literature.
of Jerusalem, where a total
One of the graduates began He is now a teacher in an
of 250 Arabs were enrolled his studies at the University Arab high school in Jerusa-
lem.
Another East Jerusalem
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Friday, Nov. 3, 1972-11
student, who last year re-
ceived a BA at the Hebrew
University in political sci-
ence and English, is now
studying at the university
towrads na MA degree in
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The number of Arabs in
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student body is Increasing by
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Center, which prepares stu-
dents from disadvantaged
backgrounds for full univer- I
sity studies. Twenty Arabs
took that course three years
ago, the following year their
number had doubled to 40,
last year it increased to ('0,
and 100 are enrolled this
year.
Practically all the Arab
students at the center, which
will have a total enrollment
of more than 1,000 this year,
plan to continue their univer-
sity studies in the fields of
natural science. This con-
firms the recent trend away
from their traditional pref-
erence for literature, history
and law in favor of the na-
tural sciences.
A total of some 900 Arabs
study at Israeli universities,
the bulk of them at Haifa
University which has an en-
rollment of about 500 Arabs
among a student body of
nearly 5,000.
Many of those coming to
Jerusalem study what is not
offered at Haifa University.
such as law, pharmacy and
natural science.
Synagogue Council
to Study Priorities
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NEW YORK — A major
year-long study of Jewish
communal priorities has been
launched by the Synagogue
Council of America, the na-
tional roof organization for
the three branches of Amer-
ican Judaism.
The announcement of the
study, which is to be carried
on jointly with the North
American Jewish Students'
Network, coordinating body
for Jewish university student
organizations. Was made by
Rabbi Irving Lehrman of
Miami, president of the comi-
c'', at the organization's
annual dinner at the Ameri-
cana Hotel here.
The dinner honored Jack
A, Goldfarb of New York.
chairman of the national ad-
visory committee of the Syn-
agogue Council of America,
with the council's "Syna-
gogue Statesman Award."
Rabbi Lehrman explained
that it is the purpose of the
new study to examine how
funds are allocated within
the Jewish community for do-
rnestk programs and whether
they serve Jewish purposes.
Where a disharmony exists
between programs of Jewish
agencies and their Jewish
purpose, the study will sug-
gest how these funds can be
reallocated to bring program
in line with purpose.
pressure had in the past suc-
ceeded in persuading the
Iraqi government In adopt
a more lenient attitude to-
ward the Jewish community.
Ehan said that Israel tins
appealed to Alain Poher,
president of the French Sen-
ate, and to UN Secretary
General Kurt Waldheim to
use their good offices on be-
half of Iraqi Jews.
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Princeton Drops
Parents' Birth
Admission Query
NEWARK—The president
of Princeton University has
assured the American Jewish
Congress that unlike the cur-
rent admissions form, next
year's application will not
ask parents' countries of
birth.
Rabbi Israel S. Dresner of
Wayne. president of the Con-
gress' New Jersey Region,
wrote to President William
G. Bowen to protest the
ethnic inquiry.
In a response, Dr. Bowen
said steps had been taken
"to make sure that the ques-
tions related to national ori-
gin are not included next
year."
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JERUSALEM (JTA)—Re.
sponding to reports that
Jews in Iraq are 'suffering
new persecution, the Israeli
government has appealed to
the United NationS and ,c)
foreign governments to aid
the Jewish community in
Iraq.
Foreign Minister Abba
Eban reported at Sunday's
cabinet meeting that the sit-
uation of Iraqi Jews has
taken a turn for the worse
recently, although only a few
months ago it seemed to be
improving.
Eban referred to recent
news that a Jew was found
murdered in his Baghdad
home and that eight other
Iraqi Jews were taken from
their homes recently.
There is no information as
to their fate. Eban said he
intended to make. a state-
ment on Iraqi Je s in the
Knesset.
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