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This international online fund-raising effort will provide SAE's Mae Boyar High School & Residence in Jerusalem, built nearly 60 years ago, with state-of-the-art classrooms, labs and technology, updated residential facilities and flexible resources. 

Your donation will enable Boyar to continue to offer future generations of talented Israeli students the high-quality education, personal attention and supportive school community that has produced leaders in all segments of Israeli society.

Israel President Herzog Attends 27th Annual Boyar & Himmelfarb Student Annual Meeting

The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, and his wife, Michal Herzog, attended the annual meeting between SAE's secular Boyar High School and religious Himmelfarb High School on November 2nd.

Students from both schools first met together one month after the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z”l on November 4, 1995. Since then, for 27 years, on the memorial day of Rabin’s murder, a joint ceremony has been held for the students of both schools, followed by joint workshops for seniors guided by the students.

The two schools are located across the street from each other in the Bayit Vegan section of Jerusalem.

“The joint meeting and the dialogue between the two schools are proof," said Boyar principal Dafna Menashe Baruch, "that we have the power to have a brave and open dialogue despite our differences.” Read More

Ein Gedi High Student Orchestra Goes to Germany

"I Feel Like We've Managed to Make Real 

Connection with People from Other Places"

Eleven members of SAE's Ein Gedi High School and Residence orchestra traveled to Germany this Fall for a weeklong series of concerts and encounters. Saxophone player Lior Lev Guichman, at left, shared the experience:

"After the show we go out and talk to the audience. Personally I had the chance to talk to a lot of people

who are not Jews but are very interested in Israel,

its life and its culture."

Read More of Lior's Reflections

ORT-Netanya Opens New Learning Center

SAE's ORT-Netanya Residence has named its new learning center in honor of Brenda Levin z"l..

After immigrating from England, Brenda and her husband Tony were volunteer English teachers at the residence for 18 years and were very much loved by the students and the staff. The couple was also active in the boarding school's food distribution project for people in need in Netanya.

Brenda's family, including Tony, their children, grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, came to the festive Mezuzah setting ceremony. More About ORT-Netanya

Sindiana Students Tackle Global Issues

Students in Sindiana Arab Youth Village for Leadership's eleventh grade diplomacy class simulated the DAVOS International Conference. They researched and discussed global issues including workers’ rights, agricultural subsidies and carbon emissions.

K.A.N. HS Students Bond with 1st & 2nd Graders

It's unclear who had more fun and benefited most from the visit of students from the Broshim School of Special Education to K.A.N. Community High School. It was a day of "togetherness and joy". The high school students prepared activities for the Broshim students, lst and 2nd graders, and the Broshim students prepared surprises for the high school students and even taught them wonderful dances.

MBHS International Students Probe Decision Making Process Before Israeli Election

During "elections and decisions" study day, students at MBHS International High School went to the center of Jerusalem to interview people from different backgrounds about the upcoming Knesset elections that would shape their lives.

The questionnaires prepared by the students dealt with questions of freedom of choice, remorse, and advice from life experience.

Students returned to school for a processing session where they shared experiences and reflected on their insights using visual images.

This activity was a culmination of a process regarding decision making, including the decision to join the MBHS International program!

Enrollment is open now for U.S. students for the 2023-24 school year.

Learn More About MBHS International

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