Under the spell of the Negev From: Jewish Exponent | Date: June 23, 1995| Author: Luba Vikhanski | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Jewish Exponent

06-23-1995

Under the spell of the Negev.

This is a story about the power of one man's dream.

It is also a story about an ancient valley that gave a new identity to a modern town.

Our tale beings more than 40 years ago, when geology student Emanuel Mazor -- now a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot -- first set foot in the valley of Makhtesh Ra...

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