Map Making at the Technion

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

By BORIS STADLER
Map-making, like diamond cut-
ting, has been a Jewish occupation
since the Middle Ages, when the
profession was dominated by en
tire families of Jewish carto

graphers living on Majorca in the demic unit only, the Catographic
14th and 15th century. Many maps Laboratory at the Technion Re-
produced by these families prob- search and Development Founda-
ably went around the world with tion not long ago began making its
the expeditions of Vasco da Gama maps available, the map-making
and Ferdinand Magellan.
business has begun to pay its own
The distance from Majorca in way. This has become an aim of
the West Mediterranean, to Tech- the Technion Cartographic Unit,
nion City in Haifa, Israel, is not besides demonstrating what they
far in miles, but the techniques of learn.
ATLANTIC RESORT
map-making has changed greatly in
In this short time, they are
ON THE BEACH
the intervening centuries. A short, within sight of their goal. Not only
SOUTH HAVEN, MICH. 49090
tour through the Cartographic can the students, Yoeli and a staff
GOLF
• MUSICAL SHOWS
Unit at the Technion, where stu- ' of two technicians, produce maps
TENNIS
• DANCING
dents learn by practical experience which are of the highest proles-
SWIMMING • POOL LOUNGES
WIENER ROASTS
to
make today's highly complicated sional standard in every aspect:
COCKTAIL PARTIES
maps, is proof of this change. details. color, technique and
MIDNITE SNACKS
workmanship; they can produce
The Technion Cartographic
them cheaper.
Unit has started research on an
Technion's map-makers can
entirely new system of data pro-
point with pride to their produc-
cessing for maps which can be
tion.
With little fan-fare, it its
drawn and printed by an elec.
tronic computer. short operation, the unit has put
Under the new process, height out a map of Isreal, in the scale
All Rooms Air Conditioned, Heated
data will be fed into a computer of 1:700,000, printed in English,
and Fully Carpeted (except as other•
which will process the information French and German , remarkably
wise shown)
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detailed for its size. This was
as well as print the results in the
DIETARY LAWS OBSERVED
purchased by the Government
form of a "hill shaded" relief.
Phone:
Area Code 616
Tourist Office, which ordered
For
this
specialized
research.
637-5403
a first printing of 200,000 copies
Pinhas Yoeli. Teehnion staff mem-
for
its various bureaus around
ber and chief cartographer for the
the country and abroad. Then
Technion Research and Develop-
came
a map of the Middle East
ment Foundation (which incident-
which was purchased and dis-
ally is the largest applied research
tributed by Maariv, leading after-
center in Israel) recently received
noon newspaper in Israel.
a citation and prize from the Israel
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At present. there are three more
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Association for Data Processing.
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• Terrific food
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• Beautiful
heated pool
be put into an Atlas for use in
and patio
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The unit is also working on a
shows
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Planned
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In the 15th century, Yehuda
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Crescas, the major cartographer of
his times, was known as "The Map
Jew." He would be proud of the
young students and research work-
ers at Technion who are reviving
the skill and the tradition among
South Haven, Michigan on the Lake
his descendants.
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Givat Haviva Educational
Foundation Launches Drive
The Givat Haviva Educational
Foundation, Inc., announced the
launching of a campaign to raise
a $2,000,000 endowment fund
in support of the institution, which
maintains Israel's uique college for .
adult studies, including the only
Center for Jewish-Arab and Afro-
Asian Studies in the Middle East.
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Barnett Shine of London, chari- I
man of the foundation, and Benja-;
min M. Robinson of New York,
its vice chairman, Givat Haviva
presented its aims in the drive.

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