Initiative hailed by local leaders as revolutionary boost for development of the Negev.
VIP guests representing residents of the Negev, BGU and JNF including Russell Robinson, CEO of the Jewish National Fund USA (second from left), Beersheba Mayor Ruvik Danilovich and KKL-JNF World Chairman Efi Stenzler celebrate the inauguration of the Lauder Employment Center, March 2015(photo credit: courtesy)ByGREER FAY CASHMAN