Association for Israel
Studies (http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/)
‘Formed in 1985, the Association for Israel Studies is an international
scholarly society devoted to the academic and professional study of Israel. AIS
is open to all individuals who are engaged in, or share an interest in, scholarly
inquiry about the State of Israel.'
Association for Jewish Studies (http://www.brandeis.edu/ajs/)
The ‘Association for Jewish Studies ... seeks to promote, maintain, and
improve teaching, research, and related endeavors in Jewish Studies in colleges,
universities, and other institutions of higher learning.'
Bar-Ilan University (http://www.biu.ac.il/)
‘Bar-Ilan University, Israel's largest academic community of students,
scientists and staff (32,000 in total), seeks to produce students of moral and
intellectual aptitude; students who adopt the highest standards of excellence
in scientific and academic research; and students who bear a deep commitment
to Jewish community.'
Ben Zvi Institute (http://ybz.org.il/eng/eng-index.html)
Named after Israel's second president, Izhak Ben Zvi, the Ben Zvi Institute
is ‘an independent non-profit organization chartered by the Knesset,' which
focuses on ‘the history of the Land of Israel and the heritage of Sephardi
and Eastern Jewry.'
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (http://www.bgu.ac.il/index.php)
‘Ben-Gurion University was established 30 years ago to spearhead development
of Israel's southern region. It was David Ben-Gurion's belief that ‘the
talents of Jewish science and research' must be marshaled if Israel was
to benefit from the Negev, a desert area that comprises more than sixty percent
of the country ... BGU is home to more than 15,000 students and has campuses
in Beer-Sheva and Sde Boker.'
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (http://www.huji.ac.il/)
Established on Mt. Scopus in Jerusalem in 1925, the Hebrew University is Israel's
oldest university and one of the world's leading research institutions.
Technion: Israel Institute of Technology (http://www.technion.ac.il)
Israel's leading technological institute, located in Haifa.
Tel Aviv University (http://www.tau.ac.il/)
‘Located in Israel's cultural, financial and industrial heartland, Tel
Aviv University is the largest university in Israel and the biggest Jewish university
in the world. It is a major center of teaching and research, comprising nine
faculties, 106 departments, and 90 research institutes.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
Using the search capabilities of the official site of the United Nations provides
articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives
and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture,
society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the
world.
University of Haifa (http://www.haifa.ac.il/)
‘The University of Haifa, the only liberal arts university in northern
Israel, sits atop Mount Carmel and serves a student body--the most pluralistic
in the country--of almost 13,000 undergraduate and graduate student ... The University's
dual mission of first-rate higher education and service to the community at large
is manifested in part by providing equal educational opportunities to all sectors
of the society. Unique immigrant absorption programs also express this dual commitment.
The culturally heterogenous student body adds to the stimulating intellectual
atmosphere on campus.'
Weizmann Institute of Science (http://www.weizmann.ac.il/)
Israel's leading scientific institute, located in Rehovot. |