Tel-Hai Magazine 2022

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Research and Grants Dr. Loai Basheer, of the Food Sciences Department, Tel Hai College, together with an EU consortium, competed for a PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area) grant on evaluating the health benefits The Azrieli Foundation Israel was established in 2008 by David Azrieli. The foundation’s mission is to promote education, medical and scientific research, the betterment of society, welfare, art and culture, through programs and projects in Israel, and by awarding grants to organizations operating in fields that are in line with the foundation’s objectives. For more information on Azrieli Foundation and its programs, visit http://www.azrielifoundation.org.il nation - the Azrieli Foundation Israel has awarded a 1.5 mil lion ILS grant to the Tel-Hai College Support Center for Stu dents with Learning Disabilities and Medical Limitations, to strengthen the center’s meaningful, life-changing mission. Recognizing the danger in letting potential languish, Tel-Hai established the Support Center in 1995 as part of its commit ment to making higher education accessible to all. The center breaks new ground by providing personalized guidance to students with a wide range of challenges and from a diverse set of backgrounds. The center’s remarkable success draws students from all over Israel to Tel-Hai, where their talents and motivation are fully appreciated, and they are given the tools to realize their dreams. Tel-Hai welcomes the partnership with the Azrieli Foundation and looks forward to many more years of friendship and col laboration. About the Azrieli Foundation Israel

Tel-Hai College is in constant growth, and we are excited to update on new construction that is underway: In a moving ceremony, accompanied by Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman, and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Oded Forer, the cornerstone was laid for the new multi-purpose building of the Katzrin Campus. In Kiryat Shmona, supported by a donation from KKL-JNF, two more dormitories are currently under construction to house an additional 132 of Tel-Hai’s students. The Helmsley Science Building for Health, Environment and Biotechnology Studies, to be inaugurated in 2023, is progress ing, lab equipment is being moved in and several classrooms are already in use.

The building is supported by dona tions from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, UJIA UK, ICA in Israel, and the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education.

The Helmsley Science Building for Health, Environment and Biotechnology Studies

Scholarship Programs Hundreds of students received scholarships this past year thanks to the generous support of our partners and friends. We extend our deep gratitude and appreciation to the Jewish Federations of Canada – UIA; The Jeanne Bell Legacy Schol arship Program; Shamir Optical Industry; Bank Mizrahi-Te fahot; Kristet Center and Rothchild-Ambassadors; ICA in Israel; P.E.F.; the Orah Fund – a harbinger of our ties with Australian foundations, which we hope will bring about many more fruitful collaborations; the Azrieli Foundation Israel Do

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