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VOLUME 72
NUMBER 25
JUNE 23,1994
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COMMUNITY FEATURE
Sister cities tosealrelationship on June 27
By Samuel I. Horowitz
On June 27, Herziiya, Israel, will become Columbus'
newest official sister city.
Mayor Eli Landau and his
wife, Leora, along with two
city councilwomeri, Bilha
Hochman and Shoshana Avni,
will travel to Columbus to
help bond the two cities to-
• gether. Thfe signing ceremony
is the result of efforts over several years by both cities, including a visit to Israel by
Mayor Gregory S. Lashutka of
Columbus.
Herziiya is situated to the
north of Tel Aviv and is an
integral part ofthe major metropolitan area. The city is a
major commercial center, exporting one-half billion dollars
annually, the hosts Israel's
"silicone valley" research and;
development companies.
Herziiya boasts 29 residences,
of ambassadors from, foreign
countries represented in Israel, and many of those in Israeli
government, business and military have chosen to live in
Herziiya.
With Herzliya's educational
system, culture and arts, sports
and high-tech industry, Columbus looks forward to exchanges of information and
' people in all these areas.
Herzliya's 122 schools house
20,000 students, kindergarten
through twelfth grade. Over the
past several years, as, large
numbers of Ethiopian and
Russian immigrant children
have come to Israel, these new
students have also been absorbed into the Herziiya system. In order to prepare students for the 21st century, an
overall efforts has been undertaken to raise the computer
literacy level in the entire educational system. All schools
are to receive state-of-the-art
technology laboratories. This
has been carried out in a partnership with Scitex, one of Israel's leading high-tech companies. The Israel Institute of
Administration and the Le-
vinsky Teachers College are
located in Herziiya and the
University of Herziiya is
scheduled to begin its first
classes in the fall of 1994.
Major cultural institutions
in Herziiya include the Herziiya Museum, surrounded by a
sculpture garden; the Herziiya
Chamber Orchestra, featuring
soloists and conductors from
Israel and abroad,' and the
Founders Museum, which portrays the story of Herziiya
from its earliest days. There
are also a variety of choirs and
dance groups which offer classes and perform.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Members ofthe community are invited to attend the
official signing ceremony
sealing the Columbus/Herz-
liya sister-city relationship
on Monday, June 27, at 10
a.m. at Columbus City Hall,
Council Chambers.
There will also be a reception welcoming Herzliya's
Mayor Eli Landau on June
27 from 5:30-7 p.m. at The
Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center. This event,
sponsored by the Community Relations Council of the
Columbus ■ Jewish Federation, is free and open to the
entire community. Funding
is by the Columbus Jewish
Federation.
For more information, call
the Federation, 237-7686,
Sports are another important aspect of life in Herziiya.
The city has a modern, 10,000
seat soccer stadium and a new
sports arena which houses basketball, volleyball and hamf-
ball facilities. The Yigal Alton
Olympic Pistol Range has a
hotel and dining facilities. The
Israel Center for Martial Arts
and Body Culture and the Israel Squash Center are also
housed in the city. In addition,
the largest country club in Is-
,rael is located in Herziiya.
Among the major development projects in Herziiya have
been the construction of a new
cultural center, sports complex and highway construc
tion, as well as the Air Force
Museum of Israel.
Tourism brings to Herziiya
hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to take advantage of a three-mile stretch qf
beach served by five major
luxury hotels. A marina is now
being built, which, when completed, will have a capacity of
800 boats with* facilities unrivaled by any other on the
Mediterranean Sea.
, , Herzliya's central location
near the Tel Aviv metropolitan area has made the industrial zone a prime area for Israel's expanding research and
development sector.
Among the high tech companies located in Herzliya's
industrial zone are Scitex,
which produces control systems for both the health and
publishing industries; Daisy
Systems Corporation of California; National Semiconductor, involved in microprocessor development;' Digital
Equipment Corporation, and
Tadea, producing sophisticated measuring devices.       ,
Israel has a free trade relationship with the United
States, as well as access to the
European Common Market.
This is beneficial to American
companies wishing access to
that market. Herziiya wel--
comes foreign trade and investment as well as joint research and development programs which would benefit
companies in Columbus and
Herziiya.
Samuel I. Horowitz is direc-1
tor of the Community Relations Council ofthe Columbus
Jewish Federation.
Herbert J. Block Memorial Tournament
benefits Comprehensive Cancer Center
By Ina Horwitz-Whitmore
The Herbert J. Block Memorial Tournament began in
1982 with a small group of
friends and family who wanted to honor Block's memory.
Now in its 12th year, the golfing event has expanded to become a great tournament for a
great cause.
With proceeds.going to Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute at
The Ohio State University!
the tournament has become a
symbol of the Block family's
hope that cancer research and
education will result in the
prevention and ultimately the
cure for cancer.
Block, who died in 1981,
was the co-founder, along with
his brother Macy, of Sun Television and Appliances. Began
in the late 1940s, the business
is now a public corporation
and one of the largest retail
appliance companies in the
midwest.
This year's golf outing, to be
held June 27 at Winding Hollow Country Club and sponsored by Sun Television and
Appliances, should be bigger
than ever, with OSU President
E. Gordon Gee among the attendees, according to Block's
daughter, Julie Block Barkan.
Every year has topped the one
before, she said.
In addition to Barkan, the ,
Block family is made of of Jay,
Janis, Jeff and Jeri; their
mother Maxine, and eight
grandchildren. "My father was
a family man to the fullest,"
said Barkan.
Recalling her father as a
"wonderful and dynamic guy,"
Jeri left that since her father
enjoyed golf so much and
since it was a sport that naturally lends itself to charity, a
tournament seemed to be an
obvious way to preserve his
memory.
"We wanted to do something in remembrance of my
father that would be a very happy event and help people at the
see TOURNAMENT pg. S