AMIT War Update: News From Israel
These past days have brought with them a great deal of uncertainty, but also many moments that remind us of the strength and spirit within our AMIT community.
AMIT Stories
AMIT War Update: News From Israel
These past days have brought with them a great deal of uncertainty, but also many moments that remind us of the strength and spirit within our AMIT community.
News
AMIT Bar Ilan Gush Dan The Story Hidden in the Data
Three students from AMIT Bar Ilan Gush Dan High School recently found themselves facing a challenge.
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Kfar Batya Campus
Sneak Peek: AMIT’s Kfar Batya Campus
Get a sneak peek at the ongoing progress at the Gabel & Straus Family Campus at AMIT Kfar Batya.
March 26, 2025
Spotlight Sessions
Spotlight Session #2: AMIT Builds Community
AMIT Israel Spotlight Session #2: AMIT’s Community of Co-Ed and Secular Schools – Bridging Divides, Building Community
December 9, 2024
Live from AMIT! Network Launches First Media and Communications Course
March 8, 2020
Dozens of students and teachers from across the AMIT network recently completed a unique four-day communications class aimed at equipping them with the tools to pursue journalism and work in the media in the future.
AMIT Gwen Straus Students Win #1 Spot in SpaceLab’s Tech Competition
March 5, 2020
A team of students from AMIT Gwen Straus Junior and Senior Science High School for Boys in Ra’anana won first place in the technology category of the Ramon Foundation’s SpaceLab competition.
AMIT Students’ Screenplay is First-Place Winner at Youth Film Contest
March 2, 2020
Students from the film track at AMIT Ashkelon Bet Junior and Senior High School recently won first place in the screenplay category of a youth film festival.
4 AMIT Schools Ranked Israel’s Top High Schools
February 24, 2020
Four out of the 20 outstanding high schools in Israel are part of the AMIT network, according to Madlan, an urban insight company that tracks real estate trends, school rankings, and other information on Israeli cities and towns.
AMIT Students Roll Up Sleeves to Help by Giving Blood
February 20, 2020
Seniors at AMIT Technological High School in Ashdod recently organized a blood drive at the school as part of their mission to give back to the community and help others.
AMIT Renanim Students Learn About Unifying Israel
February 17, 2020
Shmuel Abuav, the director-general of Israel’s Education Ministry, recently visited AMIT Renanim Science and Technology Junior and Senior High School in Ra’anana, where he gave the 11th- and 12th-grade girls a special civics lesson on rifts within Israeli society.
AMIT Alum Amiad Turns Tragedy into Inspiration
February 13, 2020
AMIT Alum Amiad G. has turned horror into hope. He composed a soulful song to the poetry of Ori Ansbacher, z”l, who was murdered last February by an Islamic terrorist in the Ein Yael forest on Jerusalem’s outskirts. Amiad’s version of “A World of Peace,” immortalizes Ori, z”l, and a message of hope.
Time is Ticking! Vote OIC – Slate #4 in the WZC Elections!
February 13, 2020
Cast your vote in the World Zionist Congress elections. You have until March 11, 2020. Don’t miss the chance to have your voice heard in this important election affecting world Jewry and to help AMIT maintain its influence in key organizations in Israel! Vote OIC – Slate #4!
Teacher of the Century Shoshana Lev Speaks
February 13, 2020
Shoshana Lev, an English teacher at AMIT Wasserman Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior and Senior High School for Girls in Maaleh Adumim, will tell us how she became a Teacher of the Century.
AMIT Students Celebrate Talmud at First Women’s Siyum HaShas
February 13, 2020
AMIT’s young women students were among the excited and proud crowd of 3,300 at the first-ever Women’s Siyum HaShas in Jerusalem, which marked the headline-making and historical completion of the 7 ½ -year cycle of daily study of the Babylonian Talmud. “It was beyond amazing,” said one Midreshet AMIT student.
Morris Zimmerman: A Life of Zionism as Long as AMIT
February 13, 2020
Morris Zimmerman, 94, a born and bred Zionist, is dedicating a classroom at AMIT Ramle Technological High School, located in Ramle, in memory of his parents and parents-in-law. His generous gift, from an IRA rollover, helps to ensure a strong future of Israeli children.
Women’s Empowerment Trip Bonds AMIT Ashkelon Bet Girls
February 9, 2020
The female students from AMIT Ashkelon Bet Junior and Senior High School recently took a special trip together that focused on women’s empowerment.
Students in grades 7 through 12 went to the Yatir Forest in the northwestern Negev, where they took part in outdoor training sessions, navigated through the city of Arad, and held cooking and baking competitions, all while sharing a unique bonding experience.
Levana Kirschenbaum Cooks Tu B’Shevat Feast with Fruit
February 7, 2020
This year, Tu B’Shevat is February 10. On the “New Year of Trees” it is a tradition to eat and enjoy nuts and fruits, especially new fruits, to celebrate the end of Israel’s rainy season and the beginning of the budding trees. Famed chef and cookbook author Levana Kirschenbaum offers up a fruit-filled feast for your Tu B’Shevat.
AMIT in The Jerusalem Post!
February 5, 2020
AMIT President Audrey Axelrod Trachtman recently spoke to The Jerusalem Post in a wide-ranging interview where she shared AMIT’s impact on its more than 37,000 students, the educational landscape in Israel, and what the network is doing every day to remain in the vanguard of modern Jewish education. Please read this terrific article in The Jerusalem Post and learn more about AMIT’s storied past, impressive present, and exciting future.
Keeping an AMIT Alumnus’ Memory Alive Through Chesed
February 5, 2020
The students of AMIT Karmiel Junior and Senior High School organized a special day of chesed recently to honor an alumnus of the school, Shimon Dayan, z”l, who was killed in the deadly Mount Carmel forest fire in 2010.
Successful Use of Building Design to Improve Learning
February 3, 2020
by Russell Jay Hendel
This article describes the innovations in use of space and building design of the AMIT religious network of schools in Israel. It is important to emphasize that space-design by itself will not accomplish pedagogic improvement; space-design is at most supportive to innovative pedagogy. Once we define our concept of learning, we can explore how spatial redesign supports and enhances it.
AMIT Students Learn Cutting-Edge Israeli Science
February 2, 2020
As part of its effort to teach students in a more experiential way, AMIT Shachar Junior and Senior High School in Beit Shemesh recently gave its students some science lessons outside their usual school milieu.”
Lead by Example: AMIT Wasserman Girls Learn About Diplomacy
January 30, 2020
Students at AMIT Wasserman Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior and Senior High School for Girls in Ma’ale Adumim have been given the opportunity to take part in a special leadership program at the U.S Embassy in Jerusalem.
Shoot for the moon: Three AMIT Schools Get to Ramon Foundation’s SpaceLab Finals
January 28, 2020
Teams from three AMIT schools were over the moon when they recently found out their projects made it to the finals of the Ramon Foundation’s SpaceLab program, which gives students the opportunity to submit a scientific experiment to the International Space Station and have real-life astronauts test it out in space.
AMIT Students Return from Jewish Heritage Trip to Poland
January 27, 2020
Students from two AMIT schools who returned recently from their heritage trip to Poland held special ceremonies to reflect on their experience and process what they witnessed and learned.
AMIT Students Honor Wounded IDF Soldiers
January 23, 2020
AMIT students around the country recently marked the 5th annual day of recognition for wounded IDF soldiers and victims of terror attacks. Two schools held especially meaningful ceremonies, hearing from some of the soldiers about their experiences defending the country.
AMIT President Tells Girls: You Are Leading an Education Revolution
January 21, 2020
Students at the AMIT Evelyn Schreiber Junior and Senior. High School for Girls in Tzvat welcomed AMIT President Audrey Axelrod Trachtman and other dignitaries recently for a tour of the school’s cutting-edge new campus.
MLK Jr. and Anne Frank More Same Than Different
January 20, 2020
A beautiful new children’s book, “Martin & Anne, The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank” (Creston Books), written by award-winning children’s author Nancy Churnin and illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg, weaves together the parallels between the American civil rights icon and the teenage girl whose autobiography may be the most well-known book on the Holocaust.
Boot Camp and Bar Mitzvah Programs: AMIT Dvir Helps Boys Become Men
January 16, 2020
AMIT Dvir Junior and Senior High School in Beit Shemesh offers its students innovative programs to help them move smoothly and confidently as they grow into the next stage of their lives. Through these programs – a boot camp training program for upper classmen and a bar mitzvah program for middle schoolers – AMIT Dvir is helping take their students from boys to men.
Update #6 From AMIT
October 17, 2023
We are enthusiastic to report that four AMIT schools resumed partial in-person learning. We applaud these principals, who are moving heaven and earth to create some sense of normalcy for their students.
Update #5 From AMIT
October 16, 2023
With so much uncertainty as we start the week, AMIT remains steadfast in its mission to help heal those around us.
Update #4 From AMIT
October 13, 2023
Over the week as tension on the Northern border increased our troops in the south prepared to enter Gaza. The only comfort we can take for ourselves is hearing of the heroic stories emerging from the depths of hell.
Update #3 From AMIT
October 10, 2023
The emotions that many of us are feeling today seem mutually exclusive. On the one hand, we are devastated, shaken to the core, and still trying to make sense of it all. We are simply heartbroken.
Update #2 From AMIT
October 9, 2023
We have now learned that a second front has opened on Israel’s Northern border. Residents there have been instructed to enter bomb shelters or not leave their homes.
Update #1 From AMIT
October 8, 2023
Hear from AMIT Israel’s crisis management team regarding the course of action and plan forming for the coming days and weeks.