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OFFICE: 752-6333 33060 Northwestern Highway West Bloomfield, Michigan 626-5131 JERUSALEM — Theodor Herzl stood on a crest in the barren Judean Hills a short distance outside Jerusalem. He gazed at the magnificent view and breathed in the fresh, clear air. "It was in 1898 when he was on his way to meet Kaiser Wilhelm in Jerusalem," said Arie Segal, director of the famous Arza Convalescent Home which now stands on that same hill. "It is said that as he stood there he remarked, 'This would be nice place for a rest home for writers.'" - That particular vision of Herzl's was to become a reality exactly 25 years later—and just 25 years be- fore the fulfillment of his greater dream of the re- birgh of the Jewish state. Not only were many famous writers to come there but thousands of others, accord- ing to Abe Kramer in the Israel Digest. 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Segal explained, be- cause when Herzl was here he planted a tree on the spot where he stood—a cedar tree, which flourished and grew, and many visitors began to be attracted to the - site. But in 1915 some un- known person cut the tree down," Segal related. "We the buildings, in the lounges, foyers, hallways, and dining areas—even in the clinic—hang original paintings by Israeli artists. The plateau on which the front grounds and buildings are located slopes down into a suc- cession of terraced land- ings, wooded and land- scaped, with benches and chairs to provide sec- luded, quiet sitting. Patients in the Arza Convalescent Home relax in the sun in front of the main building which closely resem- bles the U.S. President's mansion, the White House. Theodor Herzl planted a cedar tree on the premises, the stump of which is enclosed in glass in the Presi- dents' Garden at the home. have preserved the stump in a glass enclosure and it is now part of our Presidents' Garden. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, who was a frequent guest here, on his inaugration as second president of Israel planted a tree near Herzl's and began a tradition which the other presidents since have followed." Arza—the Hebrew word for cedar—was named in honor of Herzl's tree plant- ing, the director stated. "The home began with one building which is still our main building, and now we have seven. We started with 30 beds, now we have 220 and we have an average of 80 percent occupancy throughout the year. We have a doctor and nurses in permanent residence, and we have a fully equipped clinic and our own medical laboratory. Arza is mainly for members of the Histad- rut, but as long as there is room, non-members are also accepted as well as non-convalescents who may come simply for rest stays. Most people stay from 8 to 10 days." Henry Leliy has been working as a volunteer with sm., ■ • Other window treatments ti t 01 e IP 04 ? SAVINGS FROM • WALLPAPER • CONTACT PAPER • FLOOR TILE • FORMICA • PAINT dy namic PAINT & WALLPAPER 5423315 23061 COQUOGE HWY., OAK PARK,ITS Mi Sick Fund institutions for a number of years. He com- mented: "Arza is a place like no other—it has a special at- mosphere and a special function. It is the only con- valescent home of its kind — even today — providing post-operative and post-hospital care, with round-the-clock medical at- tention, for a variety of patients. More than that, it has an exceptional dietary regime—special individual diets prepared by a highly trained dietician. Arza has one of the most complicated kitchens, ready to serve every conceivable dietary need. "Beyond all this, Arza has the reputation of being one of the warmest in terms of care given by the person- nel," Levy added. "I have stayed here myself and I can testify to that. Not only is it famous for its beauty, its tranquility and restfulness, but the care and attention given is beyond the call of simple duty." "Of our staff of about 70 many have devoted their whole lives to this place," Segal noted. "Our dieti- cian, Mrs. Judith Silbers- tein for example, has been with us for 26 years. Even our gardener, Mor- decai, who tends our grounds and flower gar- dens with dedication, has been on the job here for 24 years." Segal himself has headed the Area Home for 29 years, from the year of the estab- lishment of the state. In addition to guest rooms, the main building contains the kitchens and a large cheerful dining room seating 225, with a smaller room adjoining for overflow. In this building too are lo- cated the immaculate clinic and medical laboratory. All the buildings contain large pleasant lounges where the guests can watch television, play cards or chess or checkers on special tables, or just chat or. read. There is an extensive li- brary available, and one of the buildings has an au- ditorium seating 200 where films are shown and lec- tures given on a wide range of subjects. Throughout all On the first upper landing is a small synagogue ("we are planning to enlarge it") where all services are held. Just below the synagogue on the next landing is the Presidents' Garden, with the trees planted by Ben- Zvi, Zalman Shazar and Ephraim Katzir surround- ing the relic of Herzl's tree in its glass case. Standing here, it is difficult to con- ceive that only decades ago this was a totally barren hillside. Back in his office, the di- rector took from a closet a rare treasure of Arza—a special guest book in which are inscribed the names and comments by prominent visitors. They include the historic greats of Israel and Zionism, presidents, prime ministers, members of Par- liment, diplomats, dig- nitaries and military lead- ers. Writing in almost every language of the earth, the guests did not merely sign their names; they wrote let- ters and poems and im- pressions, even made sketches—in glowing trib- ute to Arza and their ex- perience there. Student Challenge TEL AVIV (ZINS) — Bar-Ilan University Presi- dent Emanuel Rackman has called for less confor- mity and more challenge in the Israeli classroom and more give and take between the students and their teachers. At the same time he lauded Israeli youth for their patriotism, courage and attitude toward academic work, saying they are as competent and moti- vated as any students in the world. Internal Criticsm JERUSALEM (ZINS) — At a recent meeting of Likud Knesset members, MK Geulah Cohen de- nounced Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan for pursuing a foreign policy that was basi- cally that of the opposition Labor Alignment. MK Chaim Kaufman criticized Ambassabor Simha Dinitz for opposing Israel's invasion of Leba- non. Defense Minister Ezer Weizman said the invasion achieved all the goals that Israel had sought. The wise do not rest either in this world or in the world to come (for they al- ways strive for greater wis- dom).