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List Of Libraries In Israel
This is an expanding list of Israeli libraries. The list is based on the information provided by The National Library of Israel and a list of 680 public libraries provided by the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports National libraries * National Library of Israel Public libraries * Even-Yehuda public library *Be'er Ya'akov public library *Belfer Library, Ramla *Gezer Regional Library *Kotar Rishon, Rishon-Lezion *Kfar Yona public library * Mitzpe Yericho public library *Raanana public library * Ramat-Gan public library *HaKramim Library, Modiin *Kotar Reut Library, Reut *The Moshe Shechter Public Library, Modiin *The Sha'ar Zion - Beit Ariela Library, Tel Aviv *The Felicia Blumental Music Center & Library, Tel Aviv *Netanya public libraries *Zikhron Ya'akov public library * Ganey Tikva public library * Beit Aryeh-Ofarim public library *Ramat HaSharon public library *Rachel & Naftali Becker public library, Kiryat Ekron *Azor public library *The Chais Library, Mevaseret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berman Medical Library
Berman Medical Library is located in the Ein Kerem Campus of the Hebrew University. The library provides services to the research staff and the students of the Faculties of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, public health, occupational therapy, and also to the clinical-academic staff in the Hadassah Medical Center. History Berman Medical Library was founded in 1919 with the help of Julius Jarcho, a consulting gynecologist of Beth Israel and Sydenham Hospitals. In 1930 the library was named in his honour, ''The Dr. Julius Jarcho Medical Library.'' In the early days the library served as the central medical library in Israel, with branches across the country. In 1966 the Library merged with the Hadassah Medical Center. In 1975 the library moved to its current building, donated by Muriel and Philip Berman of Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in eastern Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashkelon Academic College
Ashkelon Academic College (, ''HaMiklala HaAkademit Ashkelon'') is a public college in Ashkelon, Israel. The college has two faculties, the School of Economics and Social Work, for management, logistics, banking, and accounting, in which undergraduate and graduate studies take place, as well as the School of Health Sciences, for undergraduate studies in nutrition, nursing, and public health. The college provides programs in undergraduate studies in the fields of politics and government, computer science, sociology and anthropology, psychology, criminology, Land of Israel studies, tourism and multidisciplinary studies in the social sciences. History The college was founded in 1967 as a branch of Bar-Ilan University and focused mainly on teaching accountancy and banking. Student numbers were only a couple of dozen. In 1988 the management was changed and the college began to expand its activity; in 1990 it was recognised by the Education Minister of Israel Zevulun Hammer as a reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel University
Ariel University (), previously a public college known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the urban Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank. The college preceding the establishment of Ariel University was founded in 1982 as a regional branch of Bar-Ilan University. Originally located in the settlement of Kedumim, it moved to Ariel where it built a larger campus and went on to become the largest Israeli public college. In the 2004–05 academic year, the affiliation with Bar-Ilan ended and it became an independent college. On 17 July 2012, the Council for Higher Education in Judea and Samaria voted to grant the institution full university status. This move was praised by the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Education Gideon Saar, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and some Knesset members as well as Nobel Prize in Economics winning mathematician Robert Aumann. The Council of presidents of Israeli Universities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afeka College Of Engineering
The Afeka — The Academic College of Engineering in Tel Aviv () is a public college in Tel Aviv, Israel. Afeka was established in 1996 and grants Bachelor and Masters degrees in engineering. The college offers 5 undergraduate programs with 17 fields of specialization as well as 5 graduate programs. History Afeka was founded in 1996 and is certified by the Israeli Council for Higher Education. Academics Afeka combines engineering programs with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. Programs at Afeka include electrical and electronic engineering; mechanical engineering; software engineering; industrial engineering and management; medical engineering, systems engineering, energy engineering, and engineering and management of service systems Master of Science programmes. Rankings In June 2021, Afeka was ranked 9th worldwide in the ''COVID-19 crisis management'' category of the World ''Universities Ranking with Impact (WURI).'' Presidents * 1996-2001 - Elhanan Eilat * 2002-2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achva Academic College
Achva Academic College is a public academic institution located within the jurisdiction of Beer Tuvia Regional Council. Achva Academic College offers accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields such as science, education, social sciences, and humanities. With 3,200 students, 500 lecturers, and 20 fields of study including special education, mathematics teaching, psychology, and more, the college also provides diploma studies, continuing education, and preparatory programs. Emphasizing a multicultural approach, it serves surrounding areas, welcoming diverse student groups, including those with special needs and disabilities. Centers within the college * Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit – trains students to be creative educators, entrepreneurs, and leaders who can respond to today's challenges. * Neuropedagogy Center – combines in-depth study of papers on brain research with their application in learning and teaching. * Simulation Center – trains s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa
Haifa ( ; , ; ) is the List of cities in Israel, third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is home to the Baháʼí Faith's Baháʼí World Centre, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baháʼí pilgrimage. Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE).Encyclopaedia Judaica, Encyclopedia Judaica, ''Haifa'', Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 7, pp. 1134–1139 In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a Tool and die maker, dye-making center. Over the millennia, the Haifa area has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Canaanites, History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israelites, Phoenicians, Assy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzliya
Herzliya ( ; , / ) is an affluent List of Israeli cities, city in the Israeli coastal plain, central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a population of . Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of . Its western, beachfront area is called Herzliya Pituah and is one of Israel's most affluent neighborhoods and home to numerous embassies, ambassadors' residences, companies headquarters, and houses of prominent Israeli business people. History Herzliya, named after Theodor Herzl, was founded in 1924 as a semi-cooperative farming community (moshava) with a mixed population of new immigrants and veteran residents. During that year, 101 houses and 35 cowsheds were built there, and the village continued to grow. The 1931 census of Palestine, 1931 census recorded a population of 1,217 inhabitants, in 306 houses.Mills, 1932, p13/ref> Israeli Declarati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efrat (Israeli Settlement)
Efrat (), or previously officially Efrata (), is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, established in 1983 in the Judaean Mountains, Judean Mountains. Efrat is located south of Jerusalem, between Bethlehem and Hebron, east of the Green Line (Israel), Green Line, at the State of Palestine, Palestinian side of the Israeli West Bank barrier, West Bank wall. The settlement stands at an altitude of up to above mean sea level, above sea level and covers about 6,000 dunam (1,500 acres). The international community has largely viewed Israeli settlements in the West Bank, referred to by Israel as Judea and Samaria, as International law and Israeli settlements, illegal under international law. However, Israel disputes this interpretation and maintains that settlements are legal and consistent with international law, citing historical, legal, and security reasons. This position has been upheld by successive Israeli governments. Considered the capital of Gush Etzion,Jodi Rudoren, Jeremy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mevaseret Zion
Mevaseret Zion () is a town and local council located to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council. The newer neighborhoods of Mevaseret Zion were not part of either township. Mevaseret Zion is located on a mountain ridge above sea level, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. In it had a population of 24,409, spread over 15 neighborhoods. It is the wealthiest municipality per capita in the Jerusalem District. Mevaseret Zion's current mayor is Yoram Shimon. History Castel area Due to its strategic location, settlement in the area of Mevasseret Zion goes back to antiquity. The Romans built a fortress there, known as Castellum. On the ruins of this fortress, the Crusaders built a castle, Castellum Belveer, of which no trace remains. Belveer is mentioned in a letter from Eraclius, Patriarch of Jerusale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azor
Azor () is a local council (Israel), local council in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, on the old Jaffa-Jerusalem road southeast of Tel Aviv. Established in 1948, Azor was granted local council status in 1951. In it had a population of , and has a jurisdiction of . Etymology The earliest occurrence of the name is Babylonia, Babylonian A-zu-ru (in a Akkadian language, Neo-Assyrian text from 701 B.C.E.) which is compatible with the Septuagint form Άζωρ (Joshua 19:45). According to scholars, the name may derive from Semitic root ’-Z-R “to gird, encompass, equip”, but "this derivation is highly hypothetical as this root is so far not productive in the toponymy." The council of the new village named it Mishmar HaShiv'a ('Guardian of the Seven') in honour of seven Israelis soldiers killed near there in 1948, but the government committee in charge of assigning names forced them to change it to Azor on the grounds that preserving Biblical names was more important. However, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
