From North to South, Bonds Working for Israel
in Mining, Desalination and Town Development

JERUSALEM, Israel—There is a
lull in many activities. Mobiliza-
tion for war hinders progress. But
life goes on in Israel. Production,
speeded by the new economic
policy, slowed considerably by the
call-up to arms of a large segment
of the working force. Yet, road
building has not halted, as evi-
denced by the expansion on the
Jerusalem highway; and the many
other projects function uninter-
ruptedly—even with a reduced
force.
This is true of the Timna works
some 15 miles from Eilat—the re-
constructed Solomon's Mines. This
operation has grown so noticeably,

the constant search, underground
and overland, for additional
sources of the metal, the process-
ing of which may well develop into
one of the great industries in the,
entire Middle East.

And so, with the financial aid
provided by Israel Bonds, an an-
cient mining process is again in
operation. It may take many years
to discover most of the original
copper sources, but the search
goes on. (See Photo A—showing a
major digging process at Timna
works. See Photo B—Philip Slomo-
vitz and one of the engineers at the
Timna works' major installations)
Major in Israel's program of

town development is the Arad proj-
ect. Only five years ago this desert
area did not have a single habit-
able hut Today the gas installation
has become a vital Israeli accom-
plishment. (See Photo C in the
Lohar gas field). The first step in
this development project has been
marked by progress.

The planning of Arad envisioned
a population of 50,000 persons, and
the theory behind the planning
constantly takes into consideration
the special problems of the desert:
hard topography made up of high
ridges and deep wadis which
leaves very little buildable area.
The area left has many disadvan-

tages in that it is rocky, dry and the vast efforts exerted by Ameri-
very difficult to garden. Climatic can Jewry. This is true of projects
conditions that had to be reckoned from north to south. The develop-
with, were strong frequent winds ment of the Eilat port, now a
carrying dust from near by and critical area, is due to Israel Bond
far away and radiation from the aid. (See photo F showing Philip
sun during the summer months. All Slomovitz and Felix DePaz who
of these facts led to the creation are watching the loading of con-
of one, compact residential area crete on an Eilat-docked boat for
for 30,000 persons in a very high shipment overseas.)
density, and includes a large per-
Israel Bonds represents an in-
centage of high rises. In the high vestment that assists the Zarchin
density area are six neighborhoods desalination project, also in opera-
concentrated around a commercial tion at Eilat. (See photos G and H.)
and civic center and all other resi- Army recruitment temporarily has
dential areas will be built along halted these labors, but the plant
the slopes of the neighboring hills, operates to fill a great need in
with a strong connection to the Israel and -the Zarchin pioneering
concentrated area. A special area efforts are a boon to mankind.
has been set aside for hotel and
resort area as well as private sin-
gle family housing. These areas Hebrew Corner
overlook the wild scenery that
spreads down to the Dead Sea, the
lowest point on earth.

In the Titnna Cainp

All the neighborhoods as well as
the commercial and civic center
are built around a main central
axis and therefore communication
for cars, services and parking are
on the perifery leaving the resi-
dents with the ability to move to
and fro without criss-cross roads
and makes the pedestrian ways
short and for a large part shaded.
Open and closed spaces create a
pattern of movement and leave
areas protected from the climatic
disadvantages, thus minimizing the
open spaces. This scheme enables
us to have a high density with
maixmum privacy.

(Photo D and E show the con-
struction process in Arad.)

Like Dimona, which in 1956 had
but four or five huts for first
settlers and has since grown to a
population of 30,000 served by
cinemas, schools, a community
center, Arad's future is great.
Without the Israel Bond funds, this
would have been impossible.

The Israel Bonds role is so vital
in many areas that Israel's indus-
trial planning is inseparable from

The autobus halted in front of the
gate of a large camp in the southern
Negev. The passengers alighted and
listened to the words of the guide:
—Before you, ladies and gentlemen
(my masters), is the Timna Camp.
Twenty five kilometers from here
is the town of Eilat. From the north
and the south, from the west and the
east, you see only desert and sand. Do
you know that 3,000 years ago King
Solomon extracted copper from the
ground at Timna? And now, today. once
again we are beginning to extract cop-
per from this land.
How much copper will be extracted
here. you ask, and how much do we
need?
Plans are to extract in the beginning
4,500 tons a year. The State of Israel
only requires a third part of this, the
rest we can send abroad, mainly to Asia.
Timna is near to the southern port of
our country, and thence leads the
route to Asia.
You ask ladies and gentlemen (my
masters), about working conditions
here?
it is very hot (the heat Is
True
great), but there is much concern for
the workers. There are culture rooms
here, a library, a good kitchen; you
will find here even a cinema and
sports fields. And greenery, trees and
flowers—a real garden, a flourishing
garden in desert soil.
Full exploitation of our national re-
sources, notwithstanding that for the
time being they are not many. is an-
other important step on the road to-
wards the economic independence of
Israel.
(Published by Brit Ivrit Olamit)

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48—Friday, June 2, 1967

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

