The Jack and Gitta Nagel Family Legacy Park at Bar-Ilan University

The Jack and Gitta Nagel Family Legacy Park
at Bar-Ilan University January 2022 | Shevat 5782

The Talmud relates the following story:

Choni Hamaagal saw an old man planting a carob
tree. Knowing that the carob tree bears fruit only
after 70 years, Choni asked the man, "Do you
intend to eat from this tree?”

The old man responded, "Just as my ancestors
saw to it that when I came into the world I
found fruit trees that I could eat from, so too, I
am making sure my descendants will have fruit
trees available when they come into the world.”

(Babylonian Talmud, Ta’anit 23a)

Planting trees, a particularly beloved practical and
symbolic act in the rabbinic imagination, embodies
Jewish responsibility for each generation to
cultivate resources for the next.

At Bar-Ilan University, few partners and
supporters over the years have characterized
this responsibility more than the Nagel Family.

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Location of the Jack and Gitta Nagel Family Legacy Park

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The Dahan Family
Entrance

The Jack and Gitta Nagel Family Legacy Park
The Jack and Gitta Nagel Family Jewish Heritage Center

Max & Anna Webb Street TEhnetrDanahcean Family

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For more than two decades, the
Jack and Gitta Nagel Family
Jewish Heritage Center has
been connecting Bar-Ilan students
to the heritage and values of
their past. The Nagel Family has
planted roots to ensure that our
students will always know where
they come from.
The Jack and Gitta Nagel
Family Legacy Park symbolizes
the sowing of seeds for future
generations.

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The Jack and Gitta Nagel Family Legacy Park
spans 4.3 acres and includes the following
components:

12 types of trees and over 40 types of flowers and
grass

6 Trellis Gazebos

4 Pergolas

Picnic tables and benches

Bicycle stands

Ecological pond

Terrace-style amphitheater

Prominent location on the North Campus

Two new dormitory buildings, housing over 1,100
students

Adjacent commercial center, which includes
eateries, grocery store, office supply store and
mobile telephone service center

Entrances from inside the campus as well as through
a pedestrian gate from the commercial center

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The park houses 43 types of
plants, including, but not
limited to, the following
trees:

Lychee
Mango
Pomegranate
Fig
Carob
Magnolia

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Ecological Pond and Terrace-
Style Amphitheater

At the entrance to the Legacy Park,
landscaping artists have designed a
picturesque 5-tiered, semicircular
grass-covered stone terrace – an
amphitheater of sorts that can
seat over 100 students. With an
ecological pond on one side, this
3,600 sq.m area is transformed from
a simple entrance to the dormitories
to a beautiful place of friendship
and connection. The pond houses a
circular platform that can be used
as a stage, a central focus for any
number of diverse activities that
may take place there. Whether
through open mic nights, karaoke,
student concerts or lectures, the
amphitheater and pond serve as an
ideal location for togetherness.

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Ecological Pond

Ecological ponds are self-cleaning
ponds without the need for any
chemicals, thanks to the plants and
beneficial bacteria in their ecosystem.
Pond ecology is best described as
the interaction of life in the pond
with the environment that exists
there. The pond recycles its own
water and enables aquatic plants to
grow inside. Plants that grow in and
around ponds help cycle nutrients
and remove pollutants from the
water, air and surrounding sediment.

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Facing East Partnership with Bar-Ilan
Architect's Rendering for Conceptual Purposes Only
In recognition of your gift of
$2,500,000, Bar-Ilan would be honored
to dedicate the Jack and Gitta Nagel
Family Legacy Park.
The University looks forward to hosting
you as its guests of honor at the festive
dedication of the park which will be held in
the presence of noted dignitaries.
In recognition of your largesse, the
university will erect a prominent Etz
Chayim in the center of the Legacy Park.
This tree-like sculpture – upon which the
Nagel Family name will be inscribed for
posterity– will stand tall as a symbol of
your deeply rooted commitment to the
furthering of higher education in Israel and
strengthening of our student community
on campus.
Just as the Tree of Life provides sustenance
to all those who encounter it, the Jack
and Gitta Nagel Family Legacy Park will
bring life to students on campus for years
to come.
Additionally, Bar-Ilan will erect an entrance
plaque bearing the Nagel Family name at
the pedestrian walkway within campus.

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‫"עץ חיים היא למחזיקים בה"‬
‫עץ חיים ההיא ופארק‬

‫המורשת הזו ניתרמו בנדיבות‬
‫לזכרו של יעקב נגל ז"ל‬

‫‪Facing West‬‬ ‫‪12‬‬
‫‪Architect's Rendering for Conceptual Purposes Only‬‬

Location of the Etz Chayim Recognition

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The Jack z”l and Gitta Nagel Family Legacy Park
‫וגיטה נגל‬ ‫פארק המורשת ע"ש ג'ק ז"ל‬

Architect's Rendering for Conceptual Purposes Only 14

‫‪Plaque Measurements‬‬

‫‪ 5‬ס“מ‬ ‫‪ 272‬ס“מ‬ ‫שם הפרויקט‪ :‬אוניברסיטה בר אילן‬
‫‪ 50‬ס“מ‬ ‫‪ 250‬ס“מ‬
‫‪ 25‬ס“מ‬ ‫סוג השלט‪ :‬שילוט תורמים‬
‫‪The Jack z”l and Gitta Nagel Family Legacy Park‬‬
‫פארק המורשת ע"ש ג'ק ז"ל וגיטה נגל‬ ‫קנה מידה‪1:10 :‬‬
‫מפרט‪:‬‬

‫שלט חד צדדי ע"ג עמודים‪ ,‬הכולל‪:‬‬
‫‪ 2‬עמודים ‪ 80/80‬מ“מ במידה ‪ 140‬ס"מ‬

‫) ‪ 60‬ס"מ לתוך האדמה(‬
‫לוח אלומיניום אנודייז בעובי ‪ 5‬מ"מ ‪ 6‬ס“מ‬

‫במידה ‪ 250/50‬ס"מ גרפיקה בחריטה‬
‫ומילוי צבע גוון שחור מט משי‪ 6 .‬ס“מ‬

‫התקנה באמצעות ביטון וחפירה‪.‬‬

‫‪ 60‬ס“מ‬ ‫חפירה וביטון‬

‫‪Architect's Rendering for Conceptual Purposes Only‬‬ ‫גוון‪:‬‬
‫שחור מט משי‬
‫‪15‬‬
‫עודכן בתאריך‪16.12.21 :‬‬

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Thank you for planting the roots
and sowing the seeds of the
future for our students.

Impacting tomorrow, today.