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NEW AMIT HIGH SCHOOL DEDICATED IN MAALEH ADUMIM
New York City, June 17, 2004...... On June 10, 2004, the new AMIT Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior and Senior High School was formally dedicated in Maaleh Adumim. Maaleh Adumim, a city of 30,000 people located just outside of Jerusalem, is the latest community to join the AMIT network of educational facilities in Israel. Maaleh Adumim is the largest Jewish community on the West Bank and was declared an Israeli city in 1992.
Participating in the dedication of the AMIT Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior and Senior High School in Maaleh Adumim are, left to right, Diana Schiowitz, chair of the Israel Executive of AMIT; Dr. Amnon Eldar, director general of the AMIT Network; Zevulan Orlev, minister of welfare; Jan Schechter, president of AMIT; Beni Kashriel, mayor of Maaleh Adumim; and Aharon Carish, principal of the new AMIT school. | | |
Among the dignitaries attending the impressive dedication ceremonies were Minister of Welfare, Zevulan Orlev; Assistant Director General of the Ministry of Education, Yechiel Leiter; Simcha Shneuer, deputy of development, Ministry of Education; Beni Kashriel, mayor of Maaleh Adumim; Jan Schechter, president of AMIT; Diana Schiowitz, chair of the Israel Executive of AMIT; Dr. Amnon Eldar, director general of the AMIT Network; Rabbi Mordechai Nagri, chief rabbi of Maaleh Adumim; Ardie Geldman, executive director of AMIT Israel; and Aharon Carish, principal of the new AMIT school.
In her remarks during the ceremonies, President Jan Schechter spoke of the AMIT mission and educational philosophy.
"At AMIT," she noted, "we believe that every child is precious, that every boy and girl, no matter what the background or family circumstances, is deserving of an education and the opportunity to forge a productive and meaningful life. We believe that every child has talents and abilities that can be nurtured and made to bloom; that every child is deserving of love and a chance in life.
"AMIT," Ms. Schechter continued, "is dedicated to developing curriculum and pedagogic methods that reach out and speak to each individual child, to instill in that child the desire to learn. And, we teach leadership; we teach values; we teach children to believe in themselves. I like to say that at AMIT we give every child the power to dream.
"AMIT is delighted," she concluded, "to be here in Maaleh Adumim and to share our mission with the children of this city."
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A group of students at the AMIT Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior and Senior High School perform at the dedication ceremonies.
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AMIT presently operates two elementary schools and the AMIT Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior and Senior High School in Maaleh Adumim. The Junior/Senior High School opened in December 2003 and enrolled 88 students this past academic year. The facility is still under construction, with the amphitheater, Bet Midrash, library and sports field to be completed. Both boys and girls attend, and may pursue specialized studies in the sciences, music, theater, art and communications.
Since 1925, AMIT has been at the forefront of education in Israel, nurturing and educating Israeli children to become productive, contributing members of society. A majority of AMIT's 14,000 children come from economically disadvantaged and/or troubled families. They reflect all Israel: sabra and new immigrant; religious and secular; Ashkenazi, Sephardi and every nation of the Jewish Diaspora. Today, significant numbers of AMIT students are immigrants from Ethiopia and the Former Soviet Union. AMIT's 60 schools, youth villages, surrogate family residences and other programs constitute Israel's only government-recognized network of religious Jewish education incorporating academic and technological studies. AMIT is the world's leading supporter of religious Zionist education and social services for Israeli youth.
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Barbara Goldberg
Director of Communications
212-477-4720, ext. 127
barbarag@amitchildren.org
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