Archive for February 11th, 2010
Rabbi Yosef Chaim Hertzel, Beitar Ilit, Israel
Posted by admin in Israel, Jewish studies on February 11th, 2010
Moishe Alexander donates to Rabbi Chaim Hertzel in Beitar Ilit
Located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Jerusalem, Beitar Illit was established in 1985 and initially settled by a small group of young families from the religious zionist yeshiva of Machon Meir, including that of Rabbi Reuven Hass (now of Beit El). As Beitar Illit began to grow, an influx of Haredi Jewish families came to predominate while the original group moved on. The city has since expanded to three adjacent hills.
Beitar Illit is a fast-growing settlement, with a higher birthrate than any other habitation in the West Bank or Israel. At the end of 2007, it had a total population of 32,200. According to former mayor Yitzchak Pindrus, the population is expected to reach 100,000 by 2020, based on population growth and the building of new apartments to attract more Haredim from older Haredi cities such as Bnei Brak and parts of Jerusalem. Like other settlements within the Israeli-occupied territories Beitar Illit is widely considered as illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
Beitar Illit was the first Haredi town to be established as such. The city’s ideology is based on the desire to have an exclusively Haredi environment. It is named after the ancient Jewish city of Betar, whose ruins lie 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away.
Rabbi Shalom N. Friedman, Jerusalem, Israel
Moishe Alexander donation to Rabbi Shalom Friedman in Jerusalem
Jerusalem – Yerushalayim
Sulam, Jerusalem, Israel
Posted by admin in Aid Services, Israel, School on February 11th, 2010
Sulam is a non-profit organization for special education which is why Moishe Alexander has donated.
Sulam was established in 1981 with the goal of advancing children with special needs, who suffer from a variety of difficulties including: developmental delays, Autism Spectrum Disorder, physical, emotional, sensory-integrative, behavioral and learning disorder, and combinations thereof.
At present 358 children aged 3 months to 17 years attend 39 different classes in Sulam under the dedicated professionalism of 363 staff members in 7 branches.
Sulam’s approach to therapeutic intervention and education is holistic as it aims to enable children to realize their individual potential, and to achieve maximum independent functioning levels and readiness for successful integration into society. Approximately 25% of Sulam’s children are ultimately able to integrate into a regular classroom.
Sulam pioneers in implementing new and unique methods of treatment for special children. Its highly professional paramedical and psychological staff provides a wide range of therapies and intervention techniques in an all-encompassing program with state-of-the art equipment, along with support and guidance to the children’s families.
Sulam’s Influence
Short-term: Sulam provides a one-stop service where all the helped need for special children is available under one roof, thus sparing parents the need to run to and from a variety of institutions and costly private therapies at the expense of their hours at the workplace and home.
Long-term: Sulam’s intensive investment in cutting-edge therapeutic and educational intervention significantly increases the likelihood that children with a wide range of disabilities can be mainstreamed into the normative educational system. This is not only of immeasurable emotional and social benefit to the children and their families, but serves to save the State, and the taxpayer, major expenses.