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ed a higher authority than mere ar-
chitecture."
When asked if he has incor-
porated any of the great architec-
tural ideas from his heroes, he
responds, "I must have."
"When I need inspiration, which
is most of the time, I go directly to
my chair to these four who have
left us in body but not in creativi-
ty," says Holtzman.
Like a father refusing to name
his favorite son, Holtzman will
neither name his favorite architect
nor his favorite book.
Toby Holtzman's love for Israel
is evident in his office. On one wall,
there's a colorful map of the State
of Israel. On another wall, there's
a political caricature of Shimon
Peres by artist David Levine.
Holtzman gave Peres the original

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Israeli architecture is a
subject Holtzman enjoys
and collects.

when he became Prime Minister,
and Peres in turn gave Holtzman
his copy. (Holtzman also just pur-
chased a political cartoon on Israel
by Draper Hill of the Detroit News.)
Israeli architecture is a subject
Holtzman collects and enjoys.
"Israeli architecture exists in my
collection, because it is a part of
world architecture," explains
Holtzman. He is proud of the
Israeli architects and mentions
Moshe Safdie, who designed the
Habitat in Montreal. Holtzman has
the original brochure for the
Mamilla project by Moshe Safdie
in front of the wall by the Jaffa gate
in Jerusalem.
Holtzman has catalogued and
printed a brochure of titles of Israel
literature since the birth of the
country. He has sent copies to
Israel and to libraries in the United
States.
Holtzman also collects books in
Hebrew, Arabic and Russian.
"The fact that I cannot read it does
not make it strange. The books talk
to me," he says. He mentions that
most books are available in