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Gap year applicants almost halved in 2011

July 28, 2011 12:25
Fun in the sun on a gap year programme: but numbers have dropped

BySimon Rocker, Simon Rocker

1 min read

The number of British participants on gap year schemes in Israel has dramatically dived as 18-year-olds try to beat the rise in university tuition fees.

According to the UJIA, just 57 people have signed up to go out to Israel on gap programmes this autumn, compared with 162 last year.

The number going to yeshivah or seminary in Israel also looks set to drop, currently standing at an estimated 130, compared with 183 last year.

Gap years ahave traditionally been viewed as a recruiting ground for future Jewish community activists as well as helping to encourage aliyah.

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