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Hillel, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, set up its first center in Israel in 1951. Today, Hillel Israel operates on five campuses: the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Haifa University/Technion, the Interdisciplinary Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Hillel Israel serves Israeli, new immigrant and overseas students by offering a multitude of informal educational, cultural, social, and religious programs. Hillel encourages students to take ownership of their Jewish identity and expression: from participating in community service projects to creating art and theater productions; from informal Jewish learning opportunities to cultural and social gatherings. Hillel is committed to a pluralistic Jewish vision that embraces all movements and streams of Judaism.
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Chabad is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York with over 2,700 international branches; it is the largest Jewish organization in the world today. Founded in 1772 by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, "Chabad" -- a Hebrew acronym for "Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge" -- is a philosophy of study, meditation, and social outreach that bridges rigorous academics with proactive community involvement. Inspired by seven generations of illustrious leaders beginning with Rabbi Schneur Zalman, Chabad has consistently been at the forefront of Jewish education and community activism. The work of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who assumed leadership of Chabad in 1950, is legendary. Motivated by a profound love for humanity and spurred by boundless optimism and dedication, the Rebbe lifted the global Jewish community from the ashes of the Holocaust, launching an unprecedented range of Jewish institutions, outreach programs and social services.
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Throughout her life, Mrs. Melton was a tireless advocate of quality Jewish education. At age 70, she pioneered a revolutionary new approach to quality pluralistic Jewish education for adults. The program, known as the Florence Melton Adult Mini School, has been franchised throughout the world and today boasts more than 25,000 graduates and 6,500 active learners at 60 sites in six countries. At age 91, she developed a revolutionary new approach to quality, affordable, pluralistic Jewish education for teenagers. The Florence Melton Communiteens Program is being tested in Columbus, Pittsburgh and Chicago. She was a founding member of the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education.
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JCAM's Executive Director, Stanley Kaplan, spoke of the importance of preserving the century-old Jewish landmark as a living memorial to the thousands of first generation immigrant Jewish families who struggled and sacrificed to make life better for future generations. Other activities that day included guided historic tours of the cemetery by Genealogist Judith L. Caplan. Professor Ellen Smith of Brandeis University and co-Editor of The Jews of Boston presented restoration plans for the exhibit hall. Adults and children of all ages gathered under a canopy to listen to Jewish folklore tales by noted Storyteller, Bonnie Greenberg, and those wishing to learn about Jewish cemetery symbols and their meaning were met by JCAM's Director of Development, Lisa Berenson for an educational tour.
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This unique database includes Rabbinical and Historical sources related to the history of Jewish Education. Presently, the database contains more than 1,000 sources. In addition, the database includes a comprehensive bibliography of about 2,000 articles on the history of Jewish education. JEDU features a multi language (Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Ladino and more) Jewish textbook facsimile archive of title pages and bibliographic descriptions of more then 1,200 textbooks.
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Aish HaTorah is a non-profit, apolitical network of Jewish educational centers, with 25 branches on 6 continents. Aish provides opportunities for Jews of all backgrounds to discover the beauty and meaning of their heritage in an atmosphere of open inquiry and mutual respect. Click here to read more about Aish HaTorah.
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