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yA South American airlift is making it possible for Ecuadorian children to get a Jewish education.The 1,200 Jews of Ecuador are split into two communities. About 1,000 live in Quito, while 300 miles away, in Guayaquil, there are another 150.About 12 of the Guayaquil children are of school age — but the only Jewish educational facilities are in Quito. Ergo: the Guayaquil children are being flown to Quito during the summer months (winter in the Northern Hemisphere) for three months of intensive education. Quito families put the Guayaquil children up during their stay.Previously, a teacher had traveled from Quito to Ecuador for several days each month.The whole arrangement was worked out by the Ecuadorian Jewish community’s central body, Association de Beneficencia Israelita. It was reported on during a recentvisit to World Jewish Congress offices in New York of the Association’s president, Herbert Gedalius.Mr. Gedalius noted that the Ecuadorian community got its start in 1938 when refugees from Nazis settled there. Today, he said, relations between the Jewish community and the rest of the population are good.In' Quito, the community now has a community center which includes a synagogue, community offices, Hebrew school, youth and recreation rooms, a conference hall, a mikvah, and other community facilities.
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Indianapolis Indiana Jewish Post
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Fri, Nov 03, 1961
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