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CLOSE-UP

Media Doctor

KIMBERLY LIFTON
Herschel Fink
pursues two loves,
and the media's
constitutional
rights.

LIFE IN ISRAEL

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One Of The Boys

JOE REBIBO
Tallie Selinger has moved
from the women's page to the front lines.

SPORTS

Secretary Of Defense

A new solar collector designed by scientists at the Technion: A key to Israel's future.

Non-Military High-Technology:
Israel's Weapon For Survival

MICHAEL A. NEUVIRTH

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or Israel to survive, it must have
a qualitative edge militarily. Israel
now has that edge. If the Arabs ever
catch up, Israel's existence would be in
greaterjeopardy than it is now.
Israel has maintained its qualitative
edge militarily through high-technology.
For example, its air force is one of the best
in the world. None of this is a secret and,
in fact, most people take Israel's military
hi-tech for granted.
However, for Israel to survive, its
economy must be as strong as its army.
Just as Israel has used hi-tech to survive
militarily, it is now using hi-tech to survive
economically. This non-military, hi-tech is
the new key to Israel's survival.
I just returned from a two-week
seminar in Israel on hi-tech. The seminar
was held in conjunction with the Technion
and the Polytechnic Institute. It was
limited to those with a background in
finance, science or engineering. I left the
United States full of curiosity and return-
ed fascinated and excited.
Through connections with the
Polytechnic Institute and the Technion,
doors normally closed were open to our
group. We visited hi-tech facilities, where
we met with CEOs and toured factories. A
representative of the hi-tech company,
usually an engineer, spoke with us about
the technology involved in the particular
product. We were very inquisitive,
sometimes ad nauseam. But all of the com-

Michael Neuvirth is a practicing attorney with the
firm of Brooks and Kushman in Southfield. He also
teaches Hebrew school at Adat Shalom Synagogue.

pany representatives were impressed by
the fact that we wanted to learn as much
as we could about their organizations and
their products.
Security clearances were arranged for
us ahead of time. This allowed us to visit
many companies that produced hi-tech
military products. For obvious reasons, we
were not allowed to take pictures. However,
the images of the hi-tech .military products
stuck in our minds.
A lot of Israel's hi-tech stems from its
universities. We visited the Weizmann In-
stitute, Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion
University, the Jerusalem Institute of
Technology and, of course, the Thchnion. We
were impressed with the emphasis each of
these institutes placed on research and
development.

One of the places we visited was the
lefen Industrial Park. This park, pioneered
by Stef Wertheimer, is a training ground
for entrepreneurs in Israel. Wertheimer's
goal is for Israel to reach economic in-
dependence. He believes that to accomplish
this goal, Israel must create, manufacture,
and export Israeli products in the world
market. Fifteen entrepreneurs are now
operating their export-based industral
enterprises in such fields as computers,
quartz tools, hard metals, composite
materials, medical equipment and elec-
tronics. On any trip to Israel, Thfen is a
must.
Another place we visited was Satec.
What is notable about Satec is its emphasis
on recruiting top-flight technologists
emigrating from the Soviet Union. Satec
provides facilities for the development of
new technologies and products.

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MIKE ROSENBAUM
Is the Pistons' Ron Rothstein moving
from defensive strategy to Miami?

PEOPLE

45

No Ivory Tower

SUSAN WELCH
Kathleen Straus
is equally at ease
in politics
and art.

ANN ARBOR

50

ORT Tribute

SUSAN LUDMER-GLIEBE
Fannie Haber is trying hard,
at 89, not to slow down.

LOOKING BACK

75

Half A Century

HEIDI PRESS
Federation's Young Adult Division
marks 50 years of service.

SINGLE LIFE

Single By Choice

85

FRANCES ULLMAN
Two Jewish women in England
reveal why they won't marry.

DEPARTMENTS

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Inside Washington
Synagogues
Life In Israel
For Women

Engagements
Seniors
Births
Obituaries

CANDLELIGHTING

July 8, 1988

8:52 p.m.

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