News from the Society for Advancement of Education (Kidum)
Summer 2018 -- Graduation Issue
Maayan Barhum --
A Ray of Light to All Who Knew Her
The 234 graduates of the class of 2018 from Boyar High School in Jerusalem are raising funds for two projects in memory of their beloved classmate, Maayan Barhum, who perished in the flash flooding of Nahal Tzafit in Israel’s Judean Desert this past April. 

The flood claimed the lives of ten high school students who were taking part in a hike in preparation for a year-long leadership program prior to IDF service.

Maayan Barhum z"l
Second Class Graduates from Hachmey Lev Yeshiva High School in Jerusalem
Members of the first graduating class from Hachmey Lev Yeshiva High School joined together with the eleven 2018 graduates in the second cohort, school administrators and Society for Advancement of Education leadership at an emotional graduation celebration on June 28th in Jerusalem. Read more
Save the Date
Ambassador Ido Aharoni to be Honored
at October 16th Gala in New York
Join friends and supporters of the high schools and residences of the Society for Advancement of Education, Jerusalem (SAE) at the 2018 AFK New York Gala at The Jewish Museum on 5th Avenue & 92nd Street in Manhattan on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.

Fun, food, music, and friends, old and new. Ambassador Ido Aharoni (right), former Consul General of Israel in New York, will be honored and there will be a special tribute for SAE Executive Director Eitan Moran to celebrate his 10 years of outstanding leadership of SAE.
Ein Carmit Residence Grads Celebrate on Year End Trip
The 25 graduates from the Ein Carmit Residential Educational Campus in Jerusalem celebrated during their year-end class trip. 17 of the graduates will be going into the IDF, 8 into the Mechinot leadership academy or national service with Shnat Sherut before joining the IDF.
45 Graduate from Pluralistic Religious Dror High School
Dror High School principal Roni Hazon Weiss, second from right, joined the 45 graduates of the pluralistic national religious junior-senior high school on a year end ATV trip. 60% of the graduates will directly enter the IDF while the others first participate in Mechinot or Shnat Sherut community service.
Emotions Run High at Steinberg Graduation
For some students the Steinberg Interdisciplinary Residential Educational Campus for Excellence has been their home for six years. So its understandable that emotions among this year's 24 graduates ran from wistful to joyous. Twenty of the graduates are going directly into the IDF.
Proud Families on Hand as 27 Graduate from ORT-Netanya Residence
Parents and friends gathered on the ORT Residential Educational Campus in Netanya to congratulate 27 graduates. 23 are heading straight to the IDF and four of the graduates are going into the Mechina Leadership Program prior to IDF service.
Music & Song at Graduation of 47 from Pluralistic Re'ut HS
The 47 graduates of Re'ut High School, a pluralistic co-ed community school known for its social action programs, celebrated their graduation with both original and traditional songs and music. 60% of the students are heading directly to the IDF while others will engage in community service and leadership programs.
New Video Spotlights Students & Alumni of SAE's School and Residences
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