114 Friday, September 9, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Biblical Animal Refuge on Mt. Carmel van= ron mu'? By BILL CLARK to all Holyland Features our friends and relatives MR. & MRS. RUBIN HERMAN & SON RON • MT. CARMEL — Atop this biblical mountain in Is- rael's north, approximately 2,000 acres of rugged forest accommodate and protect a groWing population of rare, once indigenous wildlife species. The conservation center is known as Hai-Bar Car- We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year DR. & MRS. MICHAEL GOLDMAN & FAMILY Tucson, Ariz. We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year MR. & MRS. BEN LEWKOWICZ We wish our family and friends a very healthy -,- happy and prosperous New Year HARRY & BETTY KATZMAN We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year HARRY & ESTHER PRAW Wishing all our family and friends a year of health and happiness SAUL & LEAH BURAK rtje", Wishing all our family and friends a year of health and happiness ARTHUR, CIDNIE, ANDREW, BRAD & ERIN HEROLD A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family THE BOOKSTEINS MARVIN, GLORIA & PEGGY 1111111WITRY1 1111111111 May the coming year be one filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our friends and family. HELEN, HARRY & JEFFREY BOWMAN mel (in Hebrew, Hai-Bar means wildlife). During the past seven years, nearly ex- tinct species of biblical ani- mals have been brought here for protection and re- storation. Among the creatures now found at Hai-Bar Carmel are the mountain gazelle and the roe deer. Here, one will also find the frighten- ingly endangered Mesopotamian fallow deer. This. is the only place it can be seen in nature outside of Iran. These forests are also home to the wild goat, which is considered the an- cestor of our common domestic goat, as well as two species of wild sheep. The whole operation is tended by Salah Makla- day, a member of the Is- raeli druze community. Each morning, shortly after sunrise, Salah rum- bles into the reserve in his open green Jeep from his home in nearby Daliat el Carmel and begins his daily chores. While the animals are encouraged to browse in the forest, Salah also brings them high-quality hay and food concentrates to ensure good nutrition. As wildlife biologists know very well, proper diet is critical for health and optimum re- production, and that's the aim of the Hai-Bar project. Breakfast for the animals is a notable event because of Salah's warm rapport with the animals. Hefting a bale of alfalfa hay on his shoul- der, he'll walk to a clearing in the forest and whistle softly. Slowly, the animals Will step from behind their cover and walk cautiously toward the wildlife warden. As Salah spreads the hay upon the forest floor, a gazelle will trot onto the scene. In a moment, one of the roe deer will approach as light of foot as Asahel (II Samuel 2:18) and start nibbling barely arm's length from him. Others gradually drift in from the dark depths of the forest and share in the food, just as if they were fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy of peace. One particularly charming young sheep, a female, approaches Salah for a brief pat on the head. In a far corner, Salah has build a special compound for two young gazelles which he has been hand-rearing. Or- phaned, the animals were brought to Salah, who ac- cepted them as foster chil- dren. And just as human in- fants, these youngsters can place many demands on a man — from all the cares about health and well- being, to that insistent bleating at 2 a.m. when a warm bottle of milk must be prepared. Most of the animals here are new immigrants to Is- rael. Although their ances- tors lived upon these very mountains during the times of David and Solomon, the hazards of history drove later generations away to remote parts of the Middle East. The wild sheep had to be brought from a German zoo. The fallow deer came from an Iranian reserve during the reign of the late Shah, and the roe deer ar- rived through the personal efforts of Prince Bernard of the Netherlands. With the return of these animals, it again becomes possible to study them and appreciate the rich literary language of the Scriptures. For example, con- template the words of Solomon when he said of the married woman, "Let her be of the loving hind and pleasant roe" (Proverbs 5:19). The phrase becomes much more powerful after one has lingered for a while on Mt. Carmel and ob- served the behavior of the female roe deer. She is a gentle creature, shy, devoted to her fawn, and she will not be tempted into reckless adventure. Or consider another re- mark of that wise king, "De- liver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter" (Proverbs 6:5). One who has seen mountain gazelles on the Carmel knows that the gazelle has two means of saving itself. First, it will stand perfectly still, ever alert, blending into the shadows of the for- est. But then, if it is dis- covered, it bolts away into the brush with a light springing of four feet to- gether, bounding zig-zag through the brambles and leaping gracefully into the safety of the shadows. While the reserve is not yet open to the general pub- lic — masses of tourists would tend to upset the tranquility, as well as the success of the breeding pro- gram — occasional guests are permitted in. Often enough, these include pro- fessors from nearby Haifa University, who are in- terested in studying the rare biblical animals. Also frequently found in the re- serve are a dozen local high school students who volun- teer to help Salah with his chores. A good portion of the proj- ect's costs are borne volun- tarily by Israeli conser- vationists. Some American colleagues have helped as well, through the New York-based Holy Land Con- servation Fund, an organ- Holiday Terror Rosh Hashana obser- vances in Paris and Brus- sels last year were marred by two separate terrorist at- tacks. In Paris, an Israeli dip- lomat's car was blown up, injuring 50 persons, and in Brussels, a man fired a submachinegun into a crowd of worshippers leav- ing the city's main synagogue, seriously wounding four. Isaac Luria was a famous Kabalist of the 16th Cen- tury. ization of Christians and Jews who want to see bibli- cal animals returned to the land of the Bible. vannn cans mu'? to all our friends and relatives - BEN, CHARLOTTE & SARAH ROTHSTEIN May the coming year be filled with health and happiness for all our family and friends JULIUS, & BERTHA STOBINSKY We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year THE MAROFSKY'S BERNIE, MARCIA, STACIE & STEPHEN We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year BERNARD & RUTH MIDDLEMAN , We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year :---- RICHARD -& HELEN PERGAMENT We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year MR. & MRS. SAM PRESS & FAMILY We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year THE STERN FAMILY KARL, MARGIE, MICHAEL & BRIAN We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous NeW Year HAROLD, LUCY & MICHELLE ZUKER Wishing all our family and friends a year of health and happiness MICHAEL & NANCY FORDONSKI & FAMILY • - - - Wishing all our family and friends a year of health and happiness Wishing all our family and friends a year of health and happiness -