Fiftyfive thousand families have moved from Mabarottransitional quartersto permanent homes. Some 450.000 adults have been taught Hebrew by voluntary teachers who go to the homes of those who cannot read or write and through intensive Hebrew courses. known as Ulpanim. The major portion of the immigrants have thus been integrated into the economy of the country and absorbed into the life of the country. In return they have enriched Israel with their diverse backgrounds. Like the immigrants that have built this great Nation of ours they bring to their new homeland the experience of many cultures and provide a most effective barrier against a static society. At the same time the State of Israel was fighting for its survival against the Arabs and welcoming hundreds of thousands of Jews from countries throughout the world it was building a strong and viable democracy. In an area dominated by dictators and feudal monarchs.
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