▪ 56 Friday, June 17, 1971 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Jewish National Fund Planning 'Green Circuit' for 1990 To bring forests closer to man and to bring man closer to his natural envi- . :onment—this is the con- cept upon which the long- range Jewish National Fund forestry development plan is based. The results of dinners like the one hon- oring Mr. and Mrs. David P. Zack next Wednesday, at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, will help to implement this plan. This is the program JNF hopes to carry out to meet the ecological and the environmental needs of the people of Israel by 1990. By 1990, Israel's popu- lation is expected to reach over five million. Ten times as many cars will be on the roads. The number of tour- ists to Israel is expected to rise to three million a year in the last decade of the century. Only the quantity of land will remain constant. While competition will be fierce for potential uses of this land, preserving the quality of life demands that sufficient areas be left as open spaces. These are the goals which the JNF forest- ry plan is to achieve. JNF is responsible for the con- and development servation of Israel's forest lands. These total 850,000 dunams (quarter acres), comprising 350,000 dunams of natural woodlands and 500,000 dunams planted by man. Most of the more than 130 million trees were plan- ted by JNF since the state of Israel was established. Together with a 20 per- cent incresse in the number of trees to be planted an- nually, the plan concen- trates upon the manage- ment of the forests. Prun- ing and thinning the trees, building roads and paths, es- tablishing recreational facil- ities will open the forest to visitors. The proposed forest devel- opment plan provides for the planting of 343,000 dunams between now and 1990. This means an aver- age of about 20,000 dunams a year. To exploit the full recrea- tion potential of the coun- try, the plan foresees the creation of a 600 to 700 kilo- meter "Green Circuit" which will begin in the north and connect the vari- ous forests, with their dis- tinctive landscapes, to as THE PROFESSOR 4 ,404/ Z /FE 1046- Cfr;44/6•44-0 BY 4 Socvc- WAS HER,L14NN SCHAP/R4 , A./ /864 .. .1 ON MATWERAT/C.S... IN HEBREW / HAVE STUD/ED * / HAVE F/N/SHEO THE 800/c. / Nu/ST 00 ON, / M I L/57:1 4477-NmET/c, BUT NEVER 7-- MATHEMATICS / HE RECE/VEO H/5 ,a ,/ 4%, /N /880 AND BECAME AN /NSTRUCTOR AT THE U. OF RE/DEL BERG . TO /HAKE ENOS MEET. „ yOZ/ AWN/HY THERE'S OUR 1.141TCH-MAXER/ MATH TE4CI1ER/ f/ / #4,/ TER... NE LEFT H/S POS/T/ON,..STUP/E0 /N oDE58,4,/N BERLIN, /A/ NE/OEL BERG , HE ONE OAYA GROUP OF ,./b741/5"/Y STUDENTS 4Rie/VE0 FROM RL./.5•57,4 2/0N/ST 41o1/EAfENT /5 //AVER 14/4Y /A/ AV..4-5/4 ii/owyERA7/z AT THE F/R57--e/041/ST CONGRESS /N BASEL, GiviTZERL4A/O IN /897... / /PROPOSE A ,c‘/NO To PURCHASE LAND iN R4zEsT/NE, . 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The other was a plan to buy land in Israel which would belong to the entire Jewish People. The Keren Kayemet Le-Y Is- rael — the Jewish National Fund — was created in 1901, three years after Schapira had died. The Jewish National Fund grew into a thriving possession of the Jewish people. It reclaimed and improved soil, and far south as Beersheba. About 40 percent of the new plantations provided for in the plan are to be made in the south of the country. The largest of these projects is in the northern Negev -and will in- volve the planting of 100,000 dunams of eucalypts in wadis. These trees will not only prevent erosion, but will also create a new hedge landscape by trans- forming the present monoto- nous empty hills and plains into one of the most inter- esting and attractive areas in Israel. Along the sea coast, trees will be planted on- 30,000 dunams of sand dunes. Sand dune afforestation is the most economic and ef- it prepared the country for new immigrants. Through its land holdings and settlements, the JNF laid the foundations of the Jewish state, and its outposts were fortresses of Jewish military defense. Through its blue boxes, tree certificates, its Golden Book, the subscriptions and entries in the Sefer Ha-Yeled and Sefer Bar Mitzva, Child's Growing Garden and other fund-raising projects the JNF has bought more than a mil- lion acres of land, and has planted millions of trees. * ficient way of fixing the dunes and controlling sand storms which cause major damage to agricultural land, roads and homes. The plan suggests the planting of green belts around cities and towns. These create a pleasant con- trast to the urban scenery and provide easily acces- sible recreation sites which can be enjoyed even by those without cars. The Jerusalem ,Forest— the capital's green ' -1 t which will cover dunams and contain tiii-ce million trees—is on the way to being completed. Other green belts are planned around Beersheba and a number of development towns. More Than 500 Expected at JNF Dinner Honoring the Zacks, Reuni ted Jertisalem The Jewish National National Park in Israel. Chairman Berry will be Fund's 1977 Testimonial D in- the master of ceremonies. ner honoring Mr. and Mrs. •David P. (Evelyn) Zack, Co-chairmen are Max Stoll- 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at man- and Max M. Shaye. Cong. Shaarey Zedek, will Mark E. Schlussel, presi- be a top event in the corn- dent of the Detroit JNF Council, will greet the munity, according to Louis Berry, the dinner chair- guests on behalf on JNF. man. More than 500 are ex- Martin E. Citrin, president of the Jewish Welfare Fed- pected at this annual affair, which will also mark the eration, will bring greet- 10th Anniversary of Reu- ings. Max Shaye will in- troduce Justice Landau. nited _ Jerusalem.- Justice Moshe Landau, Mrs. Morris Adler will in- deputy president of the Su- troduce David and Evelyn preme Court of Israel, who Zack, who will be presented was the presiding judge at with a certificate attesting the trial of Adolf Eich- to the planting of a forest in mann, will head the out- their names by the Detroit standing program. Jewish community. JNF Eichmann, head of the will present them with a Gestapo's Jewish Depart- special award - a Menorah, ment, who had personally and Zack will respond. supervised all the phases of Rabbi Irwin Groner,spir- the' "Final Solution" which itual leader of Shaarey led to the murder of six mil- Zedek, where the Zacks lion Jews, was seized in Ar- have been members for gentina in 1960 and brought many years, will pronounce to Israel. the invocation. Cantor He was tried by a panel Jacob Barkin of Shaarey of three judges headed by Zedek will lead in the sing- Justice Landau. Justice ing of the anthems, accom- Landau won world-wide ac- panied by Cantor Sholom claim for his conduct of the Kalib of Beth Moses. Can- tor Emeritus Jacob Sonenk- trail. Judge Landau arrived in lar of Shaarey Zedek will Palestine in the 1930's after lead in the Birchat Ham- receiving his law degree azon. from the University of Lon- Honorary chairmen of the don. He was a magistrate Testimonial are Mrs. Adler, under the British Mandate. Mr. and Mrs. Morris J. After the state of Israel was established in 1948, he Brandwine, Irwin I. Cohn, was appointed judge of the Dr. William Haber, Dr. and Haifa District Court. In Mrs. I. Jerome Hauser, 1953 he was elevated to the Mrs. Max M. Shaye, Leon- ard N. Simons, Mr id Supreme Court. s. The Zacks will be hon- Mrs. Philip Slomovitz , Max Stollman, Phillip Stoll- ored by the Jewish commu- nity for their. "lifetime of man and Paul Zuckerman. service to their people and A cocktail reception at to Israel" by the estab- 6:30 will precede the din- lishment of the "David P. ner. For reservations to the and Evelyn Zack Forest" in the American Bicentennial dinner, call JNF, 968-0820. Detroit's Historic Support for JNF Detroit's Jewish National Fund dinners, like Wednes- day's testimonial honoring David and Evelyn Zack, have greatly aided reaffo- restation in Israel, Detroiters have been gen- erous in their response for planting trees in Israel. Last year, people in this area planted more than 100,000 trees through JNF. Approximately 100 for- ests, each with a minimum of 10,000 trees, are on the Detroit JNF list. Other proj- ects include some 250 groves (of 1,000 trees each) ; more than 50 wood- lands (2,500 trees) and about 30 nahlaots (settle- ment projects). Thousands have planted gardens of 100 trees. The Detroit Women of JNF last year completed a recreation center in Kiryat Shmona and this year raised more than $100,000 to- wards a youth camp.