Israel Goldstein Youth Village
Israel Goldstein Youth Village, known in Hebrew as the Havat HaNoar HaTzioni (Hebrew: חוות הנוער הציוני), is a youth village and high school in Jerusalem, Israel.
Israel Goldstein Youth Village Havat HaNoar HaTzioni חוות הנוער הציוני | |
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  Israel Goldstein Youth Village | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′31.67″N 35°12′16.11″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Founded | 14 February 1949 |
| Founded by | Zeev Schikler |
| Website | Official website (in Hebrew) |
Havat HaNoar HaTzioni was established in 1949 as a home for 40 Jewish orphans who lost their families in the Holocaust. It was named for Israel Goldstein, a prominent rabbi and Zionist leader. Today the school has over 500 students, many of them new immigrants.[1]
In the summers, Havat HaNoar HaTzioni is one of the home bases of the Ramah Israel Seminar, a program affiliated with Camp Ramah, a network of Jewish summer camps in North America.[2]
Education
Jerusalem American International School is located in the youth village.[3]
The Lycée Havat-Hanoar-Hatsioni, a French international school, is affiliated with the youth village.
See also
References
- Havat HaNoar HaTzioni website
- "Israel Ramah Seminar". Archived from the original on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- Home page (Archive). Jerusalem American International School. Retrieved on April 26, 2015. "Goldstein Youth Village, P.O. Box 117."