48 Friday, April 1, 1918 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Dead Sea Development Planned By MOSRE RON The Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent TEL AVIV — The local councils of Tamar in the re- gion of the Dead Sea are the biggest of dozens of similar land councils in the country. The Tamar councils control more than two million dunams, but in the Tamar region only 1,000 people live. The region is waiting for the realization of develop- LARRY FREEDMAN s Orche tra sad Entertainment _ 647-2367 ment plans for tourism. The hotel in Ein Bokek at the Dead Sea has 650 rooms, and is 85 percent occupied throughout the year. The hotel is frequented by tourists from abroad, who like Israelis enjoy the dry air and mineral baths. But tourism develop- ment has been limited by the shortage of drinking water. Now a 10-inch water pipe-line will be built and two water re- servoirs established. According to these plans, 30,000 inhabitants could move into this region within the next 20 years. A center for tourism will be built in Zeelirri, which will be a new town with 25,000 inhabit- ants. In Ein Bokek, two addi- tional hotels will be built. During the next 20 years 17 hotels with 3,000 rooms are projected for the Dead Sea region. Zeelim, close to Masada, could have 50 hotels with 10,000 rooms. The development plan takes into account not only tourists from abroad but many Israelis. The plan in- cludes the building of new agricultural settlements in this region, four around Neot Hakikar, where there are 16,000 dunams of land for agriculture. The first pioneers of the new kibutzim will start work soon. The region will also need new roads, cafes and enter- tainment centers. The reg- ion is suitable for excur- sions to the ancient places and marvelous panoramas from Ein Gedi to MaAada, trom Neo Lehman Award K & B ASSOCIATES NEW YORK—Frederic} A. Klingenstein, active it Jewish communal affairs it New York, will be presentec the Herbert H. 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GEFILTE FISH $ 1 79 13. 19c1 - Such is the state of nature in the Judean Mountains although in newly- developed areas old timers still look in vain for their favored cyclamens. Though unable to preserve these particular flowers within her city limits, Jerusalem is trying hard to recapture $119 lb. 8 Minute DRY PRUNES 69c Deputy Mayor, Jerusalem JERUSALEM — The travel agents' slogan — fol- low the sun — lures many to Israel in the spring and summer. But this does not do justice to the Israeli winter which has charms of its own, and sun is certainly among them. For where else can you bask in a warm and cozy sun in December, January and February, looking up into the azure sky remembering the pour- ing rain and thundersotrms of only yesterday? Jerusalem's winter has all this and a lot more. When snow does fall ap- proximately once every other year Jerusalemites never fail to be utterly sur- prised by the few flakes that remain for several hours. Again and again life comes almost to a standstill in spite of the municipal emergency center set up against snow the moment the weatherman threatens it for the area. Altogether as far as na- ture is concerned, winter is the live season of the year. In the long sunny dry sum- mer months vegetation goes into hiding. The first "chamsin" (hot dry wind that is frequent in May) turns all the fresh green in the open countryside to yel- low. But let the first "yoreh" (heavy rain that opens the rainy season in October) pour down for two or three days and the autumn will soon lay a green carpet over the dusty, parched land- scape. If you are a tourist to Jerusalem make use of a sunny winter day to go out into the cyclamen country that surrounds the city, beginning a few yards beyond the last house of the built-up area. There you'll see the Jerusalem countryside with its rocks and green- ery, with thousands of cyclamens sprouting everywhere. You'll hear water running off the steep slopes, you'll breathe the fragrant air of the perennial sturdy herbs, and you'll look down to the far away seashore in the west with the settlements and towns that skirt it. 399-9699 Mon.-Fri. 7-7, Sun. 6-5, closed Saturdays Israel Winter — Greenery Time By JOSEF GOLDSCHMIDT Double Standard lb. pkg. U.S. No. 1 IDAHO POTATOES 10 lb. $1 29 L l TEHERAN (ZINS) — Iran's condemnation of "racialism" has not halted her economic ties with South Africa. Iran exports 50,000 bar- rels of oil per day to South Africa, and her exports to that country totalled $103 million in the last 12 months. );',1 !t , ?t!. some of that natural beauty in the midst of its streets and buildings, its govern- ment offices and public in- stitutions. The unificaiton of Jerusalem in 1967 gave the city fathers an enorm- ous impetus to beautify the city. Literally thousands of meters of well-tended rosebeds run along the arte- rial roads from the center to the university campuses of Mt. Scopus and Givat Ram, the Knesset and the Israel Museum. We inherited the beauti- ful walls of the Old City cluttered with ugly shops and stalls which degraded that majestic structure. These businesses have since moved to the commercial center of East Jerusalem and their owners compen- sated for any losses. Now a belt of trees, shrubs and lawn has begun to encom- pass the city (known as the National Park), setting off the dignity of the natural rock on which the wall is built and of its hewn masonry to their advantage in sunlight by day and in floodlight by night. All this planting and growing has its peak in an old Jewish festival that has been revived and elevated — Tu b'Shevat — Arbor Day or tree- planting day. And typi- cally this is in mid-winter and not in summer. The ancient Israelites as an agricultural people had very keen insights into the cycle of the year and its main events. The Bible al- ready distinguishes bet- ween the "former" rains and the "latter" rains, the former giving the bulk of the year's precious liquid. Tu b'Shevat is considered the turning point of the sea- son when milder winds, lighter and shorter rains and a more generous sun begin to prepare the soil and man for the joys of spring. On this day, thousands of schoolchildren plant sapl- ings to enhance the beauty of their towns and their homeland. SAVE! SAVE! V BUY DIRECT FROM THE IMPORTER SIEY21401LER. KAPLAN a isci Ccs. DSHiS IMPOOFRFTIENRE ADNIADMCOUNTT 44- E( 5 aesssmanie m C43 ) musteries of the mind Exciting entertainment for your club or organization. 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