Because Israel's single greatest natural resource is the minds of its young people. ISEF opens the doors to higher education for more than 400 promising young Israelis from underserved and immigrant communities throughout Israel. Learn More
HONORARY PhD FOR LILY SAFRA
ISEF Co-Founder and Honorary Chair Lily Safra received an honorary doctorate from the Technion in 2018 "for her outstanding support of the ISEF program that helped thousands of students throughout Israel, including hundreds within the Technion."
MAKING STRIDES IN FAR-RANGING FIELDS
ISEF alumna Dr. Karin Carmit Yefet was named "Outstanding Researcher of the Year" by the University of Haifa.
Karin was chosen from among the entire university faculty to receive this prestigious award, and all of us in the ISEF family - students, alumni, and supporters - may take great pride in her achievement!
Public Sector Internships
This hands-on internship program provides six of ISEF’s top scholars who are interested in government or allied fields the opportunity to train for positions of public leadership and make valuable contacts that can serve as a springboard to a flourishing career in public service.
ISEF scholars interning in the pubic sector
ISEF President Nina Weiner (center) during a visit with program interns
ISEF’s interns spend two full days each week working in several government ministries and quasi-governmental organizations. Our students learn the ropes of governance, including how to promote funding for, and execution of, programs that accord most closely with ISEF’s mission and values.
This fund is helping hundreds of at-risk Israeli teens to finish high school and qualify for college.
ISEF pairs each vulnerable teen with an ISEF university student mentor from a similar background. The teens look up to our students--who tutor them in tough subjects, boost their confidence, and show them the way forward to a better future through higher education.
ISEF Alum & Nesher Mayor Speaks at Bridge to College Fund Event
The acclaimed memoir by ISEF President Nina Weiner shares the joys and challenges of building the ISEF Foundation and the exciting life journey which led her to that purpose.
“Weiner writes with great zest and a clear-eyed devotion to facts and to the harsh realities of life that awaited displaced Jews from the Middle East upon their arrival in Israel.” – Andre Aciman, author of Out of Egypt
Click to purchase Circles of Empowerment on Amazon. All proceeds benefit ISEF.
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