THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
12—Friday, January 6, 1967
Thorough Study of Israel's Geographical
Factors Presented in Book by Orni, Efrat
Academic High School to Go Up Near Kfar Silver
WASHINGTON (ZINS) — The
establishment of the Mollie Good-
man Academic High School (nam-
ed in memory of the late wife of
Abraham Goodman of New York)
in Israel was enthusiastically en-
dorsed at the last meeting of the
national executive committee of
the Zionist Organization of Amer-
ica here.
The announcement- and a de-
tailed report of the new high school
was made by Boris Slteinshleifer,
chairman of the National Commit-
tee for High School Education in
Israel, and Leon Ilutovich, execu-
tive director of the ZOA. The new
high school, designed primar1y
for American students, is located
on the campus adjacent to Kfar
Silver Agricultural School near
Ashkelon. It will formally open in
September. Students admitted to
the new high school will follow a
complete course of study conform-
ing with the curricula of the
United States high schools.
Devoting the final section of ward in the world. It came into
A work of great value, by two
eminent Israeli scholars, published the book to Israel's economy and existence out of a historical neces-
by the Israel Program for Scien- its foundations, the authors pro- sity, born from the Jewish people's
tific Translations, has just been vide the necessary information distress and from their ever-pres-
issued in this country, in a transla- about Israel's agriculture, soil and ent attachment to this land. As a
tion from the Hebrew, by Daniel water, mining, foreign trade, etc. result of this necessity, the build-
It is interesting to note in this ers of the Jewish community and
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"Geography of Israel" by Efraim connection, the disparity in foreign the State were spurred to full
Orni and Elisha Efrat, in a second trade. The authors note: "Among utilization of the country's sparse
edition edited by Yael Chaver buyers of Israeli exports, the Unit- resources to ensure decent condi-
(Segal), is a most thorough account ed States, the United Kingdom and tions for the life of a large, well-
of the country's geology, climate, West Germany equally occupy the established population. Today, Is-
history, population and morphol- first places; France, however, lags rael endeavors to broaden its agri-
RIDE THE
ogy. It does more than that: it behind Switzerland, Holland, Bel- cultural basis by land reclamation New Buffer Settlement
emphasizes the "interrelationships gium, Italy and Yugoslavia. In and soil amelioration, terracing
between these fields" and the general, it appears that the larger and drainage, and introduces Set Up by Young Pioneers
economy of the country and its re- the total volume of Israel's trade scientific methods to aid intensive
EILAT (ZINS) — A new settle-
with a particular country, t he cropping and to obtain record ment named Grupith was estab-
gions.
harvests
.
.
.
All
potential
min-
Because of the deep interest in larger is the discrepancy of Is- eral resources are being investi- lished in the area of Eilat, a dis-
the area among historians, the- rael's disadvantage between im- gated intensively . . Along with tance of 10 kilometers (6 miles)
ologians, geographers, tourists and ports and exports. In addition to the strengthening of the State's from Kibbutz Yuthba. Occupied
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Because of the intricacies of er."
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While the economic element is
the current situation, it is note-
A total picture of Israel's geog-
worthy that the authors of this important it is the geographic that
geography took into account the is of major merit in this book. The raphy thus is offered—indicating
term "border" as a fundamental numerous photographs and maps the influence of the country's
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of life. "Geography of Israel" by
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drawn a distinction "between piled text.
The section dealing with his- Orni and Efrat therefore has de-
physical borders, based on to-
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The Israeli settlements are un-
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names, however, have been intro- and prehistoric backgrounds im-
duced, including 'Palestine.' The plement modern colony-building
area which the term `Erez Israel' which has developed into the pres-
refers to underwent radical ent State of Israel.
changes -with time in accordance
Many species of wild life ex-
with changing realities, needs and isted in the land, as indicated in
conceptions. The greatest area the study of flora and fauna and
was that of the land promised to other of the book's departments.
Abraham (Gen. xv, 18-21) and of
A serious effort was made by
the kingdom ruled by David and the authors to determine correct
Solomon, extending 'from the translations of Hebrew and Arabic
great river, the Euphrates, unto place names and geographical
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week. The Review was purchased
by Jewish Chronicle Enterprises,
Inc., a c c or ding to Stanley R.
Shenkman, president of the Jew-
ish Chronicle Company.
Shenkman announced that David
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tor, had been named editor and
publisher of the merged weekly.
Max Malemet, editor-in-chief of
the Chronicle, will hold that post
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