Negev.org
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The Negev Foundation Insuring Israel's future through the Negev
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ABOUT US
David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, prophesied in the early 1950's that if the State did not put an end to the desert, the desert would likely put an end to the State. Yet, despite his cautioning words, the Negev, comprising some 66% of the land, was largely left a backwater area, with a population of less than 12% of the country's total inhabitants.
In 1982, following several visits to the region, Richard J. Bogomolny of Cleveland, Ohio, retired CEO of First National Supermarkets, Inc., acknowledged the potential of Israel's "remaining frontier", and decided to rekindle the pioneering spirit of David Ben-Gurion. Together with Sam Hoenig, former head of the Jewish National Fund's Ohio region, they convened an informal group to discuss promotion of the Negev.
In keeping with the philosophy of 12th century Spanish rabbinical scholar, Moses Maimonides, that the highest form of charity enabled self-sufficiency, The Negev Foundation was initially formed as a fund-raising organization to help develop the Negev into a flourishing, economically productive region. Incorporated as a 501(C) (3) not-for-profit in 1992, The Negev Foundation soon expanded its mission to promote innovative business ventures and the transfer of successful Israeli applied desert agri-technology abroad.
Contact
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- Cleveland Ohio
- United States 44121
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- +1.2166919997
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