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        12/17/2007, Tevet 8, 5768

      New University City to Be Erected Near Tzfat


      American real estate magnate Bob Stark and other investors will pour 3-4 billion dollars into a new college town in the Tzfat region, which will likely include a public medical school affiliated with Bar-Ilan University. The medical school, slated to be Israel's fifth, will be funded by a donation of approximately 500 million dollars, making it the first Israeli academic institution funded as part of a business enterprise.

      The town will also include housing, shopping centers, cultural establishments, and a hesder yeshiva.