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A Gymansium for the T.O.M Bnei-Akiva Institute HEREV LE’ET (Capital)
Emek Hefer, Israel
The Torah and Vocation Bnei Akiva Institute was established in the 1950s to provide students with a profession as well as an education. Today about 70% of the Institute’s 250 are from Ethiopia, while the remainder are from the FSU and Israel. The existing sports facilities are unsuitable to provide an adequate physical and recreational activities for all the students.
Donation = $2,000,000
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A Home for the Scouts in the Neighborhood of Gilo (Capital)
Jerusalem, Israel
Gilo, located in southern Jerusalem has been the target of firing from Beit Jala and Beit Lechem over the last year. The residents of Gilo live with constant tension as a result of these attacks. In seeking ways to help the residents of the neighborhood, it was decided to build an appropriate home for the scouts of Gilo.
Donation = $200,000
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Academic studies center (Capital)
Acre, Israel
The Western Galilee College is located near Acco. The college established in the 70’s seeks to serve the needs of the 800,000 residents living witin a 20 kilometer radius of the college. The original building of the college were makeshift structures and the college is now creating a new campus. The Academic Studies Center will be the main base of the college and include classrooms, workshops, laboratories and offices.
Donation = $2,900,000
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Addition of Intensive Care Unit- Kaplan Medical Center (Capital)
Rechovot, Israel
Kaplan Medical Center, located near Rehovot, is affiliated with the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine in Jerusalem. Under operation for the past 10 years, Kaplan Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit serves as the intensive care unit for 450,000 area residents. The Intensive Care Unit consists of one large space that has 10 treatment areas, each divided by a curtain. There is very little space between hospital beds, which causes overcrowding and difficulties in separating patients according to the severity of their injury. Therefore, there is an urgent need to build an Intensive Care Unit in close proximity to the hospital’s surgery rooms and its emergency room. The proposed 1,500 meter Intensive Care Unit will include 14-16 treatment areas that will enable the hospital to provide the best possible care for critically injured trauma patients.
Donation = $3,200,000
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Addition to the Azor Community Center (Capital)
Azor, Israel
Founded in 1951, the Azor Regional Council is an urban community located between the old city of Jaffa and Jerusalem. Today, Azor is home to 11,000 residents, who live in high rise apartment buildings and private homes. The Azor Community Center was built in 1973 and consists of a sports hall, 3 activity rooms, and a small 60-meter club. The Community Center is responsible for all informal education and cultural activities in the community as well as a variety of activities from early childhood to senior citizens in the areas of sports, music, dance, lectures, field trips, plays, educational enrichment, holiday celebrations and social activities. Without a doubt, the Azor Community Center is experiencing a period of tremendous growth and development. However, the current size of the Community Center is unable to meet the growing demands of the community, which requires a larger, more equipped facility.
Donation = $420,000
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Adult class rooms (Capital)
Bikat Beit Shean, Israel
The Malkishua drugs rehabilitation community offers hardened, “untreatable” drug-addicts the chance for a drug-free life. Music and dance therapy has been found to be a particularly beneficial for of treatment. It is therefore proposed to construct a 240 sq.m. building consisting of three classrooms for individual lessons, a dance studio and a music studio.
Donation = $375,000
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All purpose building (Capital)
Jezreel Valley Regional Council, Israel
The Jezreel Valley, located in northern Israel is home to some of the oldest kibbutzim and moshavim in Israel. Shimshit is planned to be the northern service center for this area. The proposed building will house the offices of the community, a clinic, activity rooms and a club house and will serve residents of the community and neighboring communities.
Donation = $500,000
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All purpose center (Capital)
Lachish, Israel
All purpose center
Donation = $450,000
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Amusement park (Capital)
Lev HaSharon, Israel
Moshav Shaar Ephraim is located along the Green Line and has 800 residents. The proposed playground area will provide recreation facilities for the children, youth and adults living on the moshav.
Donation = $
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Art & gallery center (Capital)
Sha'ar HaNegev, Israel
Art & gallery center
Donation = $600,000
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Art & music center (Capital)
Kiryat Ma'alachi, Israel
The town of Kiryat Malachi located in southern Israel has 22,000 residents and is expected to double its size in the next 15 years. Many of these residents are new immigrants from the FSU The goal of this municipal project is to have every child in the town learn to play an instrument and therefore benefit both personally and culturally. The center will house classrooms, and performance and practice space and provide employment for new immigrants as music and dance teachers.
Donation = $2,500,000
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Art center (Capital)
Mate Yehuda, Israel
Art center
Donation = $700,000
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Art center (Capital)
Jezreel Valley Regional Council, Israel
The Jezreel Valley, located in northern Israel is home to some of the oldest kibbutzim and moshavim in Israel. The Regional Art Center hosts 1000 students weeky who participate its rich arts education program. The proposed auditorium will ensure seating for a large audinence for both student performances and visiting artists, as well as providing a meeting place for social and cultural activities for all Jezreel Valley residents.
Donation = $1,200,000
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Art center (Capital)
Yokneam, Israel
Art center
Donation = $1,100,000
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Art center (Capital)
Shlomi, Israel
Shlomi is located in the Western Galilee on Israel’s northern border and is home to 4,500 people. The town is expected to grow and accommodate a future population of 20,000 people. The proposed project will take an existing building and refurbish it in order to accommodate an Art Center. The new Art Center will include workshop space to be used by both children and adults. The classes will be offered by both local teacher and invited artists.
Donation = $
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Art center - Yad Le'banim (Capital)
Afula, Israel
Afula lies on the crossroads leading to the northern part of Israel in the Jezreel Valley. Afula has 6 dance groups (folk dance, ethnic, modern, and classic), 5 choral groups of children, young adults, adults and the elderly, 2 brass band ensembles and tens of extra-curricular clubs for song and music lovers. All of these choirs, dance groups and music ensembles need a home, where professional work can be done. The 1600 sq. m. Yad Lebanim/Art Center will include a memorial hall, individual and ensemble classrooms, music theory classrooms, a dance studio, a multi purpose room for music and dance groups, and administrative offices.
Donation = $1,875,000
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Arts Center (Capital)
Mate Asher, Israel
Arts Center
Donation = $
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Auditorium renovations - Yad Recha Frier (Capital)
Kibbutz Yakum, Israel
Kibbutz Yakum is located halfway between Herzelia and Netanya. The 2 building cultural center in memory of Recha Frier, a youth aliya heroine during the second world war, is devoted to the educating youth about the history of Central Europe and serves as the home of the Youth Aliyah Orchestra and for performing groups from the kibbutz movement. The back stage area of the auditorium is a shell that requires the building of rooms that will used as dressing or practice rooms. Air-conditioning of the whole building is needed as well as the installation of a curtain for the stage, and sound and lighting equipment. Permanent seating and outside landscaping are also included in the renovation costs.
Donation = $350,000
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Ayal center for disabled soldiers (Capital)
Emek HaYarden, Israel
The Jordan Valley regional council is located along the eastern shore of the Sea of Galillee. The proposed Center for Disabled Soldiers at Ashdot Yaakov, will provide handicapped veterns and their families from all over the north with leisure activities as well as rehabilitation and sport competitions for the disabled. The planned building will include a health club, swimming pool and a treatment pool.
Donation = $1,200,000
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Bat Zion Academy for Girls High School and Dormitory for Russian Immigrants (Capital)
Jerusalem, Israel
Opened in 1996, Bat Zion Academy for Girls is one of Jerusalem's first Torah and technology high schools for Russian immigrant girls. Bat Zion reaches out to Jewish children in the Former Soviet Union and in Israel and offers them educational opportunities that communism barred for two generations: knowledge of their Jewish heritage. The school, which operates year round, includes seventh to twelfth grades, is accredited by the Ministry of Education, and is recognized by the Ministries of Religion, Absorption, and Labor and Welfare. During the summer vacation, Bat Zion sponsors excursions that are both recreational and informative. Approximately 60% of the school's budget comes from government funding. However, funding must be raised each year to meet additional operational costs that include building a new dormitory.
Donation = $2,000,000
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Beit Eliezer community center (Capital)
Hadera, Israel
The city of Hadera located north of Netanya on Israel’s Mediterranean Coast has 80,000 residents, a quarter of whom are new immigrants from Ethiopia and Kafkaz. The neighborhood of Beit Eliezer has been the site of a number of new housing developments and today more that 1/3 of the population are new immigrants. This has led to a number of social integration problems and a community center is needed which will focus on providing programming that will ease the integration of the diverse population of this area.
Donation = $4,300,000
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Beit Uri Sports and Therapy Complex (Capital)
Afula, Israel
Biet Uri, a private remedial home for the severely impaired located in Israel’s northern Jezrael Valley near Afula that is home to 83 Jewish and Arab children, youth and adults between the ages of 7-42 who require special care. Apart from functional and mental retardation, Beit Uri’s residents suffer from multiple handicaps, including autism, CP, down syndrome, hyperactivity, hearing and visual impairments and behavioral disorders. a suitable facility for sports and therapy sessions. There is currently only one multi-functional hall for all assemblies/performances/music and drama therapy/movement and sports activities. Other therapies are held in a variety of small, cramped rooms throughout the home. The construction of a new Sports and Therapy Complex will significantly improve the quality of resident’s lives and enhance the number and variety of sports and therapy programs.
Donation = $500,000
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Building 20 classrooms (Capital)
Be'er Tuvia, Israel
The Be’er Tuvia Regional Council is located in the southern coastal plain southeast of Ashdod. The region is home to 22 settlements, 3 industrial centers, a number of private ranches and an agricultural school. The Achva College serves the residents of the region and attracts students from other areas as well due to its excellent teacher-training program, continuing education program, and academic college. In addition the college offers educational programs for adults of all ages, south and youth interested in science. The classroom building contains 20 classrooms and is the center of campus activity.
Donation = $1,500,000
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Center for the Mentally Challenged (Capital)
Migdal, Israel
Center for the Mentally Challenged
Donation = $425,000
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Central Community Center for Gilo Neigborhood (Capital)
Jerusalem, Israel
Gilo is the largest neighborhood in Jerusalem with a current population of 40,000 residents. The town planning for this neighborhood calls for an additional 3000 housing units to be built which will house an additional 12,000 people. The existing community center, was originally planned as a branch to a central community center. Most of the activities in this center are focused around sports and the community center lacks the space needed to expand its activities in additional directions that the community both needs and desires.
Donation = $3,540,000
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Child therapy & enrichment center (Capital)
Azata, Israel
The Azata Regional Council, situated northwest of Beer Sheva, was established in 1951. Located in close proximity to the Gaza Strip these sixteen rural settlements have persevered through multitude of difficulties. Azata is ranked on the lowest rung of Israel’s national welfare scale with a 21% unemployment rate and the levels of education and income of the residents are below the national average. A high percentage of children entering primary school in this region were found to have learning disabilities, which led to social adaptation problems. The proposed center will provide theraputic and enrichment activities for the children of the region.
Donation = $670,000
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Childhood Development Center (Capital)
HaArava HaTichona, Israel
Childhood Development Center
Donation = $
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Childhood enrichment center (Capital)
Acre, Israel
Akko is located 22km north of Haifa, just 20 km from the Lebanese border. Its diverse population includes 10,000 immigrants from the FSU, largely from the Caucasus and 13,000 Arab residents. In recent psychological testing, 20% of the pre-kindergarten children were found to have educational deficits. The proposed Development Center will offer enhanced educational opportunities for 50 children aged 5-18
Donation = $425,000
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Children's wing - Barzeli Hospital (Capital)
Ashkelon, Israel
Children's wing - Barzeli Hospital
Donation = $8,000,000
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Classrooms (Capital)
Tzefat, Israel
Safed is located in the heart of Israel’s scenic Galilee region, a short bus ride from either the shores of the Kineret or the Mediterranean. In recent years, as overcrowding in Israeli universities has prevented qualified students from receiving a degree in higher education, the need to expand and develop the regional college system has become a national priority. In Safed, where a college already exists (under the academic auspices of Bar-Ilan University), there is an additional reason to move and expand the campus. The plan calls for the construction of 22 classrooms of different sizes, totaling 1,800 square meters in area, in accordance with the recommendations of the Higher Education Council. The classrooms will serve up to 1,000 students.
Donation = $2,000,000
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Classrooms & laboratory (Capital)
Sha'ar HaNegev, Israel
Classrooms & laboratory
Donation = $2,750,000
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Club for Jews from the Caucas (Dagestan, Chechneya) (Capital)
Kiryat Ata, Israel
Kiryat Ata is located just north of Haifa. Over the last decade the city has absorbed many immigrants from the Caucas region of the FSU. The proposed club will provide a range of activities for Caucasian youth in a neighborhood that is located far from municipal study centers and youth programs. The aim of the center is to provide age appropriate activites in order to prevent undesirable behaviors in the youth. The proposed center will offer courses, leadership training and more.
Donation = $450,000
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Club for Jews from the Caucas (Dagestan, Chechneya) (Capital)
Sderot, Israel
Club for Jews from the Caucas (Dagestan, Chechneya)
Donation = $320,000
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Community & family center (Capital)
Beer Sheva, Israel
Be’er Sheva located in southern Israel has 180,000 residents 9,500 of whom live in the Northern Daled neighborhood. Of these 9,500 residents 1/3 are new immigrants, 1 out of every 5 are over age 60, and 40% are clients of the municipal welfare division. 20% of the children in the neighborhood are considered at risk. The center will offer a range of activities for the residents of all ages including ulpanim, activities for children and families, learning centers, internet access, occupational training for adults and social activities for the elderly.
Donation = $1,180,000
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Community center (Capital)
Kiryat Gat, Israel
Community center
Donation = $2,100,000
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Community Center (Capital)
Merchavim, Israel
The Merhavim Regional Council, established in 1951, is located in the northwestern Negev. Today, 7,500 residents populate the Region’s 14 settlements. The Region has recently experienced the negative migration of some of its residents, due to its lack of amenities and relative isolation. The proposed Community Center will provide residents of all ages with a local setting for numerous recreational and social activities, similar to those available in the center of the country, in order to encourage the veteran population to remain and help attract newcomers as well.
Donation = $
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Community center (Capital)
Netivot, Israel
Netivot, established in 1956 in the northern Negev, is populated by one of the largest proportions of new immigrants from Ethiopia in the country. Currently, the community of Ethiopians residing in the southwest of the city utilizes an old and inadequate bomb shelter for a small number of social and recreational activities. The proposed three-story Community Center will prevent delinquency in youth and children and ensure that the newcomers will not become marginalized and alienated from mainstream Israel.
Donation = $800,000
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Community Center (Capital)
Zichron Ya'akov, Israel
Zichron Yaakov is situated in the north of Israel, to the east to the Mediterranean coast and to the south of the Carmel Mountain range. Although it has expanded greatly in the last few years to adequately accommodate its 13,000 residents, the municipality lacks suitable facilities for communal events and enrichment courses. The proposed Community Center will complement the municipality’s endeavors to provide for the residents’ standards of living and supply much-needed library services, learning and music centers and an auditorium for residents of all ages.
Donation = $3,200,000
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Community center (Capital)
Sderot, Israel
Community center
Donation = $1,900,000
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Community Center (Capital)
HaGalil HaTachton, Israel
Community Center
Donation = $350,000
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Community center & music school (Capital)
Kiryat Yam, Israel
Community center & music school
Donation = $
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Community center in Givat Ram (Capital)
Karmiel, Israel
Karmiel is located on the Acre – Safad highway, 40 minutes from Haifa or Tiberius. The town has a population of 35,000 residents, most of whom are new immigrants. The Givat Ram neighborhood, built in the 1990’s is home to 3500 residents, and the adjacent neighborhood now being built is planned for three times that number. The proposed Community Center in Givat Ram will meet the cultural and recrational needs of this growing population.
Donation = $1,300,000
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Community Center in Ramat Yosef neighborhood of Bat Yam (Capital)
Bat Yam, Israel
Bat Yam, located just south of Tel Aviv, has a population of 170 residents, 13,000 of whom live in the Ramat Yosef neighborhood. The existing ramshackle community building is scheduled to be destroyed and a new community center built in its place. The new community center will offer a youth club, after school programming for children of all ages, classes for children and adults and a club for the elderly.
Donation = $500,000
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Community center in the northern part of the city (Capital)
Rechovot, Israel
Rehovot, located in central Israel southeast of Tel Aviv, has attracted many new immigrants as well as other new residents and as a result is enjoying unprecedented growth. A new community center is needed to serve the northern part of the city, which today has no community facilities, except for sports fields. The proposed community center when completed will include a multi-purpose hall, music school, art workshops, dance studio, cafeteria, early childhood center and day center for the elderly.
Donation = $2,800,000
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Community center in the Oshiut neighborhood (Capital)
Rechovot, Israel
Rehovot, located in central Israel southeast of Tel Aviv, has attracted many new immigrants as well as other new residents and as a result is enjoying unprecedented growth. The area around Oshiyot is the site of a number of new neighborhoods and additional community facilities are needed. The existing Oshiyot Community Center is small, inadequate, and possibly unsafe. A new community center is needed to serve the needs of this growing population.
Donation = $2,000,000
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Community club (Capital)
Mate Asher, Israel
Netiv Hashira, located just south of Nahariya, is currently undergoing expansion and is expected to double its population to 320 families over the next few years. Their has never been a community building in this settlement, and with the anticipated expansion it is imperative that the community have a place to meet in the settlement. The proposed building will provide the necessary space.
Donation = $350,000
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Community club - Givat Chananya (Capital)
Merom Hagalil, Israel
Givat Chananya located in the upper Galillee is currently undergoing expansion with 80 additional families joining the 30 young families living on the moshav. The new community club will provide a center for activity for children, youth and adults from this moshav, as well as from 4 additional settlements – creating a regional branch to the main community center.
Donation = $300,000
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Community club- Neve Zohar (Capital)
Tamar, Israel
Community club
Donation = $300,000
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Community Cultural Center (Capital)
Sderot, Israel
Sderot is a fast growing city located in the northern part of the Negev region with a population of 25,000 residents. Sderot has become increasingly influential in the making of contemporary Israeli music. In the past decade, the city has established itself as the “southern capital of Israeli music.” However, Sderot has no official community center or cultural arena and people are forced to travel to Tel Aviv or Jerusalem for theatre and other cultural events. The construction of a Cultural Center will enable local artists to further their creative pursuits and allow residents to nurture their love for culture.
Donation = $340,000
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Community sports hall (Capital)
Mate Asher, Israel
Gesher Ha’Ziv community settlement located in the confrontation line, established in the Mateh Asher Regional Council in 1949, is populated by 500 residents. Gesher Ha’Ziv lacks a suitable sports hall. The proposed 1,400 sq.m. School Community Sports Hall will house sporting events, as well as social and cultural activities for Gesher Ha’Ziv residents of all ages, and consequentially serve as a recreational focal point for the residents of the Mateh Asher Region.
Donation = $1,845,000
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Completion of Outpatient Surgery Unit, Kaplan Medical Center (Capital)
Rechovot, Israel
Kaplan Medical Center, located near Rehovot, is affiliated with the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine in Jerusalem. Over twenty years ago, Kaplan Medical Center opened its outpatient surgery unit, located in the hospital’s emergency basement in an area that was designated for emergencies only. The Outpatient Surgery Unit which currently performs more than 4,500 surgeries per year, consists of three surgery rooms, which do not meet current operating room standards in terms of size, ventilation, storage, and equipment. Furthermore, the outpatient unit’s recovery area is located at a distance from the surgery unit, with minimal conditions for both the patient and his/her family. Due to the increase in outpatient surgeries, there is an urgent need to build a new designated unit for outpatient surgery. The foundation for a new outpatient surgical unit has already been laid, however, additional funding is needed to compete the unit.
Donation = $1,600,000
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Completion of performance hall (Capital)
Mate Yehuda, Israel
Completion of performance hall
Donation = $
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Completion of the Yokneam Community Center (Capital)
Yokneam, Israel
Established in 1935, Yokneam is situated in Israel’s Galilee, on the eastern slopes of Mount Carmel, 12 kilometers from Haifa. Today, Yokneam is home to 18,000 people, including 4,000 new immigrants from the FSU, 500 from Ethiopia, and dozens others from Argentina. Yoikneam’s growing population includes a high number of young families- 40% of its residents are under the age of 18. Yokneam lacks an appropriate centralized community framework to provide afternoon activities for its children and youth. Currently, the available activities available are scattered among various locations throughout the town. Due to the lack of organized activity frameworks, many youth wander the streets where they are subject to negative influences. The construction of the Yokneam community center is a vital addition to the community. However, additional funding is needed to complete the project.
Donation = $0
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Comprehensive school - sports hall (Capital)
Kiryat Gat, Israel
Comprehensive school - sports hall
Donation = $1,400,000
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Conference hall (Capital)
Kfar Vradim, Israel
Kfar Vradim, located in the Northern Galilee currently has a population of 5,000 people and is expected to grow to 12,000 over the next few years. The proposed conference hall will be used as an auditorium by the local Junior High School and will serve as a performance hall for the music center and for the cameri music series. The Kfer Vradin Music Center serves the local population as well as children living in the region and the immigrant population living in Ma’a lot.
Donation = $350,000
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Construction of a Youth Hostel - Nitzana (Capital)
Ramat Hanegev, Israel
When Nitzana was created, the need to provide housing and study facilities quickly and inexpensively resulted in the construction of portable huts that were intended as temporary buildings. Today, these facilities are no longer adequate.
Accordingly, Nitzana is seeking to construct a purpose-built youth hostel that will provide accommodations for participants on short-term programs. The hostel will be comprised of individual units for up to three people; each will include a bedroom, a small dining or study area, and a bathroom. The entire structure will be just over 3,000 sq. meters and will be able to accommodate up
to 250 people.
Donation = $700,000
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Construction of an Educational Campus - Kiryat Yearim Youth Aliyah Village (Capital)
Built in 1951, the school building is old and no longer suitable. It is important to improve the school facilities, to create a pleasant, cultural and educational environment for these disadvantaged children. This has proven to increase motivation and responsibility among the students.
The new facility will reflect the changes in educational approaches over the last 50 years and will invite students and faculty to spend time there. The facility will include: 12 large classrooms and 2 computer classrooms, 1 language laboratory, 2 music rooms, science laboratories as well as an art studio. The school will have rooms for small group instruction, a reference library, auditorium, a gymnasium, and student lounge.
Donation = $80,000
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Construction of New Community Center Branch, Mordot Neighborhood (Capital)
Tiberias, Israel
One of the holiest cities of Judaism, Tiberias is located on the western shore of Sea of Galilee. Today, Tiberias is a popular resort that boasts historical sites, hot springs and many lakeside hotels. It is also home to 42,000 veteran Israelis and new immigrants, many of whom come from low-income families. The city of Tiberias is built on a slope from the Sea of Galilee up to the hilltop neighborhood of Tiberias Elite. Located in the heart of Tiberias, between the hilltop and the Sea of Galilee lies the Mordot neighborhood. Currently, there is no community center that serves the Mordot neighborhood, which is isolated from the existing community center, making it difficult for many residents attend community center activities.
Donation = $568,000
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Cultural center (Capital)
Nachal Sorek, Israel
The Nachal Sorek region has been hit hard by the changes in Israel’s agricultural sector. As a result of these difficulties residents in the area have little spare income to spend on cultural activities. This is especially true as cultural activities are expensive and require travelling to other areas as the area does not have any appropriate facilities. The proposed cultural center would provide a range of subsidized cultural activities and informal educational opportunities for residents of the region of all ages.
Donation = $2,100,000
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Cultural center (Capital)
Bnei Ayish, Israel
Bnei Aish, located east of Ashdod, began as a transit camp in the 1950’s. During the last decade the area has enjoyed unprecedented growth and today there are 6500 residents over 60’s of whom are new immigrants. Unfortunately, the building of community facilities has not kept up with the growth of the population. The proposed Cultural Center will provide the inhabitants of this somewhat isolated region with a 300 seat auditorium, multipurpose activity rooms, a storage area, lobby, office and amenities. The Center will offer afternoon activities for children, evening classes for adults, and be the site for cultural activities for the community.
Donation = $800,000
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Cultural center (Capital)
Yavne, Israel
Cultural center
Donation = $10,000,000
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Cultural center (Capital)
Karmiel, Israel
Karmiel is located on the Acre – Safad highway, 40 minutes from Haifa or Tiberius. The town has a population of 35,000 residents, most of whom are new immigrants. Over the years a number of small community centers have been built, and there is one central facility, none of which are adequate for high quality cultural performances for large audiences. The planned facility, adjacent to the towns exisiting central facility, will be part of a cultural complex serving the needs of the town and the surrounding settlements.
Donation = $2,000,000
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Cultural center for new immigrants (Capital)
Beer Sheva, Israel
Be’er Sheva, located in southern Israel has throughout its history maintained the Patriarch Abraham’s tradition of receiving guests gracefully. Today almost a 1/3 of Be’er Sheva’s residents are new recent immigrants from over 60 countries. A major step towards providing the city’s heterogeneous residents varied, excellent cultural opportunities is the Municipality’s undertaking to construct a Cultural Center for New Immigrants close to one of the city’s three absorption centers. When completed the Center will include exhibition space, an auditorium, studio rooms for dance, art music and theatre, an information center, 14 classrooms for ulpanim and vocational retraining and offices for olim organizations.
Donation = $1,000,000
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Cultural center in Kibbutz Giladi (Capital)
HaGalil HaElyon, Israel
Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, established in 1916, is located between the Syrian and Lebanese borders on the northern Confrontation Line. The Kibbutz has suffered repeated terrorist attacks, and following Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon in May 2000, its 770 residents have recently become even more vulnerable. It is essential to support the residents of the northern Confrontation Line by investing in the educational and cultural infrastructure of the region. Currently, the Kibbutz’s social club and various administrative institutions are scattered between three unfortified buildings. The proposed renovation will consolidate the institutions to provide the residents with safe, low-cost services.
Donation = $500,000
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Cultural center in the Rova 12 neighborhood (Capital)
Ashdod, Israel
Cultural center in the Rova 12 neighborhood
Donation = $1,200,000
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Dance and Ballet school (Capital)
Eshkol, Israel
The Regional Council of Eshkol, established in 1951, is located in the southwest of Israel. 11,000 residents populate the Region’s 14 kibbutzim, 13 moshavim and 2 communal settlements. Despite its relative prosperity, newcomers are reluctant to make their homes in isolated Eshkol. The proposed new Dance and Ballet School will replace the present cramped, insufficient facilities, and aid the Israeli government in its policy to strengthen this strategically important Region, by attracting more young families from the densely populated center of the country.
Donation = $700,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Lev HaSharon, Israel
The Lev Hasharon Regional Council is situated north of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. The proposed day care center will serve the 5500 residents living in 6 communities in this region. In order for the parents to work, day care centers are needed to provide appropriate care for young children. The new center will provide day care facilities for 120 children.
Donation = $
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Day care center (Capital)
Kiryat Yam, Israel
Kiryat Yam is undergoing a rapid process of growth and development due to the recent influx of new immigrants. It is necessary to provide young working couples with adequate day-care facilities for their children. The proposed Day Care Center will serve 80-90 infants aged between 1 and 4 years, enabling both parents to enter the workforce, thus raising the family income.
Donation = $45,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Merchavim, Israel
Day care center
Donation = $450,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Kfar Tavor, Israel
Day care center
Donation = $450,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Netivot, Israel
Netivot, established in 1956, is located in the northern Negev. Some of the city’s population of 17,000 is employed in the local industrial enterprises. Many women and single parents in Netivot wish to work, but cannot leave their children unattended. The proposed Day-Care Center will allow them to pursue their vocations, secure in the knowledge that their children are being adequately cared for.
Donation = $500,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
For the first time since its inception, Mitzpe Ramon is entering a new era of growth and development. It is necessary to provide young working couples with adequate day-care facilities for their children. The proposed Day Care Center will serve 100 infants aged between 6 months and 3 years, enabling both parents to enter the workforce, thus raising the family income.
Donation = $450,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Hof Ashkelon, Israel
The Hof Ashkelon Regional Council is located in Israel’s southern coastal plain. Beit Hadar is a newly developed community located next to the regional center and provides services for the Meyuchas Youth Village located in close proximity. In order for the parents to work, day care centers are needed to provide appropriate care for young children. The new center will provide day care facilities for 50 children to begin with and the number is expected to grow as a number of communities in the area are experiencing growth at this time.
Donation = $
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Day care center (Capital)
Nachal Sorek, Israel
Moshav Beit Helkiya, located south of Gedera has been hard hit by the changes in Israel’s agricultural sector. The proposed day care center for 100 children ages 6 month to 3 years will allow both the parents of these children to go out and work and thereby preventing the parents from having to rely on income subsidies from the government.
Donation = $450,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Ramle, Israel
Day care center
Donation = $470,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Bnei Shimon, Israel
Bnei Shimon Region Council is located in the Northern Negev, contains 12 agricultural settlements, and is isolated from urban centers. The proposed day care center will serve three of the settlements, which have shared community facilities on Moshav Brosh. As a result of the crisis in Israel’s agricultural center, more and more women from this area are seeking employment outside of their homes. The existing day care facility is inadequate to handle the demand for places for young children. The proposed Day Care Center will offer three classrooms for young children, and will provide afternoon care for older children. Two additional rooms will be used for parental guidance and counseling.
Donation = $350,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Meitar, Israel
Day care center
Donation = $300,000
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Day care center (Capital)
Azata, Israel
The communal settlement Tushia is part of the Azata Regional Council, alongside 15 other rural settlements in the Negev Desert, some 6km from the Gaza Strip. Socio-economic crises has led to a trend of negative migration. In order to stop this trend and attract new settlers, it is necessary to provide adequate day care faculties. The proposed Day Care Center will consist of three classes and will accept up to 100 children.
Donation = $350,000
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Day center for the elderly (Capital)
Shafir, Israel
The Shafir Day Center for the Elderly, established by the Society for the Elderly of Shafir, provides a variety of activities and services for senior citizens from the various settlements in the Shafir Region as well as from the neighboring towns of Ashkelon, Kiryat Malachi and Kiryat Gat. At present, the Day Center is insufficient to meet the needs of the 850 elderly residents in the Shafir Regional Council. The proposed new 265 sq.m. wing will be specially designed and equipped to suit the unique needs of this age group.
Donation = $360,000
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Daycare Center- Givat Avni (Capital)
HaGalil HaTachton, Israel
Givat Avni, established in 1991, is located in the Lower Galilee. 350 young families currently populate the village and 100 more are expected shortly. The village lacks additional facilities to locally accommodate the growing number of infants of working parents. The proposed Daycare Center will provide for the needs of the majority of the population, while allowing more families to reside in the village.
Donation = $270,000
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Dormitory (Capital)
Shafir, Israel
Located between Kiryat Malachi and Ashkelon, the Shafir Regional Council encompasses 14 settlements. The Shapira Center includes a regional elementary school, middle school and high school, a religious technological college, a boys’ yeshiva high school and the Or-Etzion “Hesder” Yeshiva, in which the students combine Yeshiva studies with compulsory service in the IDF. There are currently 400 students in the Or-Etzion Yeshiva, including 45 Ethiopian youngsters. The programme is constantly expanding, but the existing dormitories only have room for 128 students. The remainder sleep in old caravans that the Hesder boys say are worse than the conditions in their army basic training. Construction of an additional dormitory building will provide housing for another 128 students.
Donation = $1,200,000
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Dormitory for American Seminar (Capital)
Hod Hasharon, Israel
Dormitory for American Seminar
Donation = $1,314,000
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Dormitory for female olim students (Capital)
Azata, Israel
Dormitory for female olim students
Donation = $1,500,000
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Dormitory for sports competition (Capital)
Karmiel, Israel
Karmiel is located in the central Galilee and has absorbed thousands of new immigrants over the last decade. Karmiel would like to create a Dormitory for Competitive Sport which will compliment the facilities of the Wingate Institute and will include facilities not available there. Children from the Galilee and eventually all over the country will be trained to participate in competative sport at an international level. The dormitory will also provide opportunities for immigrants sportsmen to practice and sports trainers to find work.
Donation = $850,000
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Dormitory Renovations – Yohana Jabotinsky Youth Town (Capital)
Be'er Ya'akov, Israel
The educational goals of the Yohana Jabotinsky Youth Town are to provide an appropriate educational framework for disadvantaged pupils from all over Israel, while at the same time advancing students with high potential to achieve excellence in the sciences. In addition, to make the absorption process easier for the majority of new immigrant students, there is an intensive ulpan to teach Hebrew.
Donation = $700,000
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Early childhood center in Neve Yarar (Capital)
Lod, Israel
Early childhood center in Neve Yarar
Donation = $
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Ecological Study Center - Nitzana (Capital)
Ramat Hanegev, Israel
This thematic center will utilize different natural materials to create 10 ecological classrooms. For example one classroom will be built from recycled tires and another from mud. The center will include and amphitheater which will serve as a focal point form the center.
Donation = $120,000
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Electrical/Electronics Building (Capital)
Beer Sheva, Israel
The Negev College of Engineering was established in 1995 and offers degree programs in 5 different fields; Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Software Engineering. NACE students are still attending classes on the old campus of the Be’er Sheva College of Technology. With the high school, the non-academic programs for post-high school education and the NACE students, the campus has 7000 students and is very crowded. Land has been allocated and construction begun to create a new campus next to the old one. The Electrical/Electronics Building will house the existing Department of Electrical Engineering and allow for the expansion into the fields of electronics and telecommunications.
Donation = $5,000,000
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Emergency center for children (Capital)
Lod, Israel
The city of Lod, one of Israel’s five mixed Arab-Jewish cities, is located in the center of the country and has a population of 60,000 residents. A large portion of Lod’s residents are at the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum and many of them are clients of the city’s welfare office. Because of this heavy case burden there is a need to create an Emergency Center for Children which will provide emergency intervention where needed. The Center will provide temporary shelter for children in need until either they can return to their homes or be placed in foster care.
Donation = $
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Enlargement of art center (Capital)
Ma'alot-Tarshicha, Israel
The enlargement of the art center in Ma’a lot-Tarshicha will provide additional opportunities for immigrant artists (over 50% of Ma’a lot’s population is new immigrants) to have a place to show and sell their work. The growth in the local population has created increased demand for workshops and gallery space, which the planned renovation will provide. The renovation includes enlarging the existing gallery, adding a cafeteria and workshops, adding additional bathroom facilities, building of a storeroom for exhibitions and exhibit apparatus, and on the upper floor the creation of studio space for the artists.
Donation = $680,000
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Enlargement of clinic (Capital)
Metulla, Israel
Metulla, Israel's northernmost city, is home to approximately 2500 people, but the municipality provides services to nearly 4000 more, including personnel from the army and UN bases that patrol the border with Lebanon. In light of the new reality where Metulla once again serves as the borderline between Israel and Lebanon, adequate medical services must be available to its residents. The existing Medical Center is old and overcrowded. The proposed expansion will provide an additional 200 sq.m., thus providing a total area of 400 sq.m.
Donation = $250,000
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Enlargement of day care center (Capital)
Metulla, Israel
Metulla is located on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, and is one of the most beautiful spots in Israel. Today the number of children in the are is increasing and there is a demand for additional places in the day care center. The existing day care center, built many years ago is in need of repair, renovations and expansion as well as new equipment.
Donation = $
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Enlargement of early childhood center (Capital)
Lod, Israel
The city of Lod, one of Israel’s five mixed Arab-Jewish cities, is located in the center of the country and has a population of 60,000 residents. A large portion of Lod’s residents are at the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum and many of them are clients of the city’s welfare office. The Early Childhood Center tests and treats children with suspected developmnental delays. The proposed expansion will provide treatment rooms for occupational and physical therapy, offices for social workers and psychologists, and the creation of two classrooms for children 0-3 and 3-6 which will allow them to receive regular treatment and attend a supervised educational program.
Donation = $300,000
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Enlargement of kitchen (Capital)
Beer Sheva, Israel
Ashalim is the first and only institution in southern Israel dealing with children and youth who are at risk and in danger. The facility is a re | | |
