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Today, after 25 years, the mayor of Dimona, Knesset member Jaques Amir, speaks with great pride about the achievements of this town with a population of 30,000. It is the biggest development town in the Negev, a booming town with industrial enterprises, a network of schools, gar- dens and even luxurious vil- las. There are 13,000 pupils in the schools, 70 kindergar- tens, 12 high schools and a music conservatory with 700 children. The late Fi- nance Minister Pinhas Sapir dedicated much of his time to create an economic basis for this town. Dimona has an area of 7,500 acres. The largest part of its settlers come from Africa and only 15 percent from European countries. A small number come from Asia. The mayor foresees a population of 50,000 dur- ing the next 10 years and economic conditions which would provide work for thousands of newcomers. He wants to establish in. Dimona a branch of Ben-Gurion University. Inhabitants cooperate in the development of the town. Mayor Amir does his best to make his town into a spiritual center for Jews from North Africa. A magnificent cultural center is planned, along with facilities for tourists. The construction of the new military airfield near Tel Malhata will also have a positive influence on the development of the town. The municipality plans to build a sports stadium, hotels, parks and thousands of apartments for settlers. The town already has a youth orchestra, a theater and dance group, a choir and a folklore troupe. The town was beauti- fully decoared for the 25th anniversary cele- bration. In the hall were the first 36 families who came to Dimona 25 years ago. They were seated on the stage and received certificates from Mayor Amir. Israeli President Yitzhak Navon said in his speech, "Dimona is a symbol for our people. They are capable of creating; in the heart of the desert a blooming town was Physics Chair at Weizmann U. built up by simple pioneers. They could have gone -- 25 years ago — to another place and not into the wild desert, but, they have de- cided to stay in Dimona. It was their ambition to realize their vision, spirit and ideal. Dimona is a beau- tiful sparkling town with a strong attraction." Premier Menahem Begin sent a letter to the celebra- tion and Interior Minister Yosef Burg conferred upon Dimona the status of a city. The anniversary celebra- tions will last in different forms until Independence Day in May 1981. The cor- nerstone of a building in the name of the chaiman of the International Sephardi Federation, Nessim Gaon, will be laid. The building will be a center for cultural and social programs. REHOVOT — The Wolfgang Gentner Chair in Nuclear Physics was re- cently established at the Weizmann Institute of Sci- ence. It was Gentner who contributed to the develop- ment of close ties between members of the scientific. community in Israel and their colleagues in the Fed- eral German Republic. 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