To start off the Passover break the students of Rothberg got the amazing opportunity to hike through the Galilee for 4 days. We began our journey in the westernmost part, the Mediterranean sea and headed eastward. After a full day of hiking we spent the night at a hostel, high up in mount Miron. In [...]

In part 2 of our interview with Dina, we ask what might stop interested students from applying to the Rothberg International School. Q: Does the lack of being able to speak, read or understand Hebrew confront prospective students ? A: It might, but it absolutely should not, because the courses are taught in English and, [...]

The Israeli public feels that science and scientific research are a prime source of national pride, a survey undertaken by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has shown. The survey, aimed at determining the public’s attitude towards science and scientific researchers, also revealed that a substantial portion of the public feels that more resources should be [...]

The original full manuscript of Albert Einstein’s groundbreaking theory of relativity has gone on display in its entirety for the first time. The 46-page handwritten manuscript was bequeathed by Einstein to the Hebrew University – which he was a founder of, when it was founded in 1925.  The University is lending it to  the Israel [...]

What were Einstein’s breakthroughs? Who developed cherry tomatoes? Can a spinning top rotate in the air? To mark National Science Day (and Einstein’s Birthday) on March 14, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel Railways are organizing a ‘Science Train’ traversing Israel from Beer Sheva to Haifa, as part of the monthly ‘Scientists on the [...]

To do the job properly, one must have the proper tools. That was the message of the African participants in a week-long workshop in February of Pears Foundation alumni of the International Master of Public Health program of the Braun Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine. A feature of the workshop was [...]

The Jerusalem Theater hosted the “Circus” Purim party this past Sunday. In attendance were students from Hebrew U., Rothberg and the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, who also contributed to some of the stage and interior design of the venue. Here are some pictures from that night. O.