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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY PAGE 3<br />
Join us in creating a smarter world.<br />
Support the quest for knowledge by<br />
giving to American Friends of the<br />
Hebrew University.<br />
At AFHU, we connect people’s passions<br />
tothe globalimpactoftheHebrewUniversity.<br />
Guidedbytheilluminationofcuriousminds,we<br />
support those seeking knowledge. In darkness,<br />
we ignite brilliance; in the midst of strife, we<br />
find solutions. And we will never stop.<br />
Because Knowledge Moves Us.<br />
FACULTY<br />
MATTERS<br />
Attracting Top Talent<br />
Eachyear,theuniversitylosesabout50seniorfaculty<br />
members who reach mandatory retirement age. Prime<br />
candidates to fill these positions include Israeli postdoctoral<br />
researchers conducting cutting-edge work at leading<br />
institutions in the U.S. and Europe. AFHU helps the university<br />
by raising funds to compete for top international<br />
candidates.<br />
These outstanding new faculty members don’t just<br />
enhance the university’s reputation through their research<br />
andpublications.Theymentorstudentsinclassroomsand<br />
laboratories and bring fresh perspectives to the academic<br />
environment.AFHU’sgoalistoprovideresourcesforthese<br />
rising stars in basic and translational sciences, the social<br />
sciences, and humanities.<br />
Making an Impact:<br />
Establishing Named Faculty Chairs<br />
EstablishinganamedFacultyChairsupports<br />
the highest level of scholarship, research, and<br />
teaching by senior professors. Those selected<br />
haveextensiverecordsofachievementandinternational<br />
reputations for academic and research<br />
excellence. By offering these Chairs, Hebrew<br />
University attracts and retains distinguished<br />
scholars—the kind whose work propels discovery<br />
and progress.
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SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
S<br />
cholarships help defray tuition<br />
and living expenses and enable<br />
qualified women and men from every<br />
socioeconomic and cultural background<br />
to pursue a degree in their field of<br />
choice. Despite HU’s relatively low<br />
tuition costs versus American universities,<br />
more than two-thirds of students<br />
request financial assistance during their<br />
time at the university. AFHU raises<br />
funds in support of all HU scholarships,<br />
including:<br />
Jerusalem Scholarships<br />
A general scholarship pool from which the university<br />
distributes partial and full scholarships to B.A. and M.A.<br />
students based upon merit and need, according to<br />
university criteria.<br />
Scopus Scholarships<br />
Need-based aid for B.A. and M.A. students facing<br />
financial challenges.<br />
Ph.D. Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships<br />
For students pursuing advanced degrees.<br />
Scholarships for International Programs<br />
ALUMNI<br />
RELATIONS<br />
PROGRAM<br />
T<br />
For students, usually from developing countries, enrolled<br />
in one of the Hebrew University’s acclaimed international<br />
master’s degree programs.<br />
he AFHU Alumni Relations Program reconnects HU<br />
graduates in the U.S. and Rothberg International<br />
School alumni, creating a robust national association of<br />
accomplished HU alumni.<br />
AFHU’s program is an alumni-driven initiative that<br />
brings people together to share experiences and network<br />
with HU friends, old and new. Through the efforts of our<br />
alumni lay leaders, in tandem with AFHU development<br />
professionals, the alumni program cultivates support for<br />
the university’s advancement.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY PAGE 5<br />
BREAKTHROUGH<br />
RESEARCH<br />
Supporting Research at Hebrew University<br />
Initiating, developing, and commercializing research<br />
are crucial goals for Hebrew University. The university<br />
conducts close to 3,500 research projects a year and has<br />
generatednearly10,000patentsthroughYissum,itstechnology<br />
transfer company. With over 100 research centers<br />
spreadacrosssixcampuses,HUisahubofinnovationthat<br />
generates lifesaving products, therapies, and technologies<br />
with global applications.<br />
HUhasalwaysplayedasignificantroleinfieldssuch<br />
as biotechnology, medicine, and agriculture. This research<br />
expands human knowledge, contributing to the greater<br />
socialwelfare.Theprocessitselfalsocontributestotheeducation<br />
and training of students, enabling them to become<br />
highly qualified professionals with state-of-the-art skills.<br />
They learn to think imaginatively and create solutions for<br />
local, national, and international challenges.<br />
PLANNED<br />
GIVING<br />
Research breakthroughs by university faculty have<br />
been extraordinary and diverse. They range from:<br />
• Effective new drugs and drug<br />
delivery systems<br />
• Eco-friendly agricultural technologies<br />
• Devices for the visually impaired<br />
• New ways of harnessing solar energy<br />
• A deeper understanding of ancient<br />
civilizations and human behavior<br />
Philanthropic support for research at HU drives<br />
discoveries that advance knowledge and contribute<br />
to human health and well-being.<br />
It Pays to Pay It Forward:<br />
AFHU Planned Giving<br />
When Albert Einstein joined colleagues in 1918 to<br />
establish the Hebrew University, he envisioned a university<br />
characterizedbyanunceasingquestforknowledge.Einstein<br />
knew even in a world marred by conflict and injustice, inquisitive<br />
minds would illuminate paths to human progress.<br />
AFHU continues to expand upon Einstein’s dream in<br />
manyways,especiallythroughplannedgifts.Eachyear,supportershelptoprovideforthefutureofHU.Theymakea<br />
bequest,createacharitablegiftannuity,ordesignateAFHU<br />
as a beneficiary on a qualified retirement plan or insurance<br />
policy.Plannedgiftshavealong-termimpactonstudents<br />
striving for academic achievement and faculty whose transformative<br />
research and ability to educate new generations<br />
of future leaders is supported by these meaningful gifts.<br />
Bequests, charitable gift annuities, and other forms<br />
of planned giving provided through AFHU are honored<br />
onHU’sLegacyTreeontheMountScopuscampus,overlooking<br />
Jerusalem.
PAGE 6<br />
HEBREW<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
FACULTIES<br />
Faculty of Law, Mt. Scopus campus<br />
Faculty of Agriculture<br />
Israel’s only academic degree programs in<br />
agriculture and only schools of Nutritional Science<br />
andVeterinaryMedicinearefoundattheRobert<br />
H.SmithFacultyofAgriculture,Food,andEnvironment.<br />
The Smith Faculty encompasses several<br />
research centers and institutes that collaborate<br />
globally to drive advancements in agriculture, nutrition,<br />
and environmental conservation; decrease<br />
infectious diseases in animals and humans; and<br />
protect wildlife and endangered species.<br />
Faculty of Humanities<br />
The Faculty of Humanities focuses on the study of<br />
human civilization: the development of individual cultural<br />
traditionsaswellastheongoinginteractionandmutualinfluencebetweendifferentpeoplesandcultures.Morethan20<br />
academic departments are organized under the aegis of<br />
Arts, History, Language Sciences, Literatures, and Philosophy<br />
and Religion. The Faculty of Humanities also operates unique<br />
interdisciplinary programs that bring together humanities<br />
scholars and colleagues across disciplines for joint research<br />
projects.<br />
Faculty of Dental Medicine<br />
TheHebrewUniversity-HadassahFacultyof<br />
DentalMedicinewasfoundedasajointinitiative<br />
by Hebrew University, Hadassah, and the Alpha<br />
Omega International Dental Fraternity. The Faculty<br />
practices a comprehensive approach to dental<br />
medicine, spearheading the training of dentists<br />
and dental auxiliary professionals and large-scale<br />
community outreach programs. Innovative research<br />
addresses dental diseases and includes<br />
extensive studies of the craniofacial complex.<br />
DentalclinicsprovidefreecaretoHolocaustsurvivors<br />
and new immigrants.
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Faculty of Law<br />
Hebrew University’s Faculty of Law is the<br />
oldestandmostprestigiouslawschoolinIsrael,<br />
with notable alumni including two Israeli Prime<br />
Ministers,mostjusticesonIsrael’sSupremeCourt,<br />
numerous ministers and members of the Knesset,<br />
prominent legal academics, Attorneys General, and<br />
leading attorneys. The Faculty maintains extensive<br />
contacts and relations with international researchers,<br />
students, and academic institutions. Eighteen<br />
institutes and centers specialize in specific areas<br />
of law including the Clinical Legal Education Center<br />
(CLE). The CLE provides high quality legal aid,<br />
freeofcharge,tounderprivilegedindividualsand<br />
groupswhileencouraginglawstudentstoembrace<br />
social responsibility as a fundamental pillar of legal<br />
professionalism.<br />
Faculty of Science<br />
TheFacultyofSciencefollowsinthesteps<br />
of the original group of brilliant scientists who<br />
founded Hebrew University. The Faculty encompasses<br />
research institutes and teaching departmentsinthemajorfieldsofEarthSciences,Life<br />
Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics,<br />
together with the School of Engineering and<br />
Computer Sciences, and a Science Teaching Unit.<br />
Among its research institutes are those that<br />
specialize in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,<br />
Applied Structural Biology, Marine Biogeochemistry,<br />
Computational Quantum Chemistry, Mathematical<br />
Analysis, and Molecular Dynamics. More<br />
than 600 innovations and 2,000 patents have<br />
emerged from the Faculty of Science, which is<br />
home to 90 research groups. Faculty members<br />
have been awarded five Nobel Prizes and one<br />
Fields Medal in recent years and have received six<br />
Wolf Prizes over the past three decades.<br />
Faculty of Social Sciences<br />
TheFacultyofSocialSciencescomprisesninedepartments:<br />
Geography, International Relations, Economics, PoliticalScience,SociologyandAnthropology,Statistics,Psychology,<br />
Communication and Journalism, and the Integrative<br />
Interdepartmental Program in Philosophy, Economics, and<br />
Political Science. The Faculty of Social Sciences is HU’s<br />
largestfacultyandaimstoilluminateawiderangeofissues<br />
related to human societies. Emphasis on providing students<br />
with knowledge and practical tools is a core tenet of the<br />
Faculty of Social Sciences, which fosters groundbreaking<br />
research and a spirit of communal and societal commitment.<br />
Faculty of Medicine<br />
Established by HU and the Hadassah Medical Organization,<br />
the Faculty of Medicine educates leaders in the<br />
medical community and propels cutting-edge interdisciplinary<br />
research. Medical professionals from over 90 countries<br />
aretrainedwithinthefiveschools:theMedicalSchool,the<br />
School of Occupational Therapy, the School of Public<br />
Health, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Nursing.<br />
Individual research centers and institutes engage in pioneering<br />
international partnerships, such as the HU and Cleveland<br />
Clinic Center for Transformative Nanomedicine. Other<br />
fundamental and applied research focuses on biomedicine,<br />
with the aim of unlocking the mysteries of diseases and<br />
findingthekeystotheircauses,treatments,andprevention.<br />
DrugresearchanddevelopmenttakesplaceattheInstitute<br />
for Drug Research (IDR), one of the top 10 drug science<br />
research institutes in the world.
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Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies<br />
The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences<br />
I<br />
n addition to its seven faculties, Hebrew<br />
University has a wide array of schools,<br />
institutes, and centers, where vital teaching<br />
and research activities are creating a lasting<br />
impact upon Israeli society and our world. The<br />
following reflect a sampling of what HU offers: *<br />
Edmond and Lily Safra Center<br />
for Brain Sciences<br />
TheEdmondandLilySafraCenterforBrainSciences<br />
(ELSC)isIsrael’sforemostinstituteforinterdisciplinarybrain<br />
research and an intellectual powerhouse at the forefront<br />
oftherevolutioninneuroscience.Utilizingtheirstrengthin<br />
computational neuroscience, ELSC researchers work to betterunderstandthehumanmind.ELSCscientistsarecreating<br />
brain-machine interfaces that enable paralyzed patients<br />
to activate robotic limbs; developing treatment for Parkinson’s<br />
patients; enabling the blind to see through sensory<br />
substitution devices; and developing therapies to ameliorate<br />
symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, among other innovations.<br />
TheMandelInstituteofJewishStudiescoordinates<br />
all teaching departments and research<br />
centersdevotedtothepursuitofJewishStudies<br />
attheuniversityandoverseesthepublicationof<br />
awidevarietyofjournalsandpublicationsrepresenting<br />
a broad range of academic disciplines.<br />
The Institute’s eight teaching departments—<br />
Bible,Talmud,HebrewLiterature,JewishHistory,<br />
Jewish Thought, Hebrew Language, Jewish and<br />
Comparative Folklore, and Yiddish—serve a combined<br />
student body of more than 1,200 students.<br />
Jerusalem School of Business<br />
Administration (JSBA)<br />
The Jerusalem School of Business Administration(JSBA)isIsrael’spremieracademicbusiness<br />
school. It fulfills a central role in shaping the<br />
“Start-Up Nation’s” business and management<br />
leadershipecosystem.TheJSBAranksamongthe<br />
top 100 business programs worldwide. It offers<br />
first-classundergraduate,graduate,executive,and<br />
international M.B.A. programs.<br />
Seymour Fox School of Education<br />
The Seymour Fox School of Education is a<br />
lea der in a c a demic instruction, professional training,<br />
andresearch.Facultymembersadvancenewways<br />
ofthinkingabouteducationbyusinganinterdisciplinary<br />
approach and taking into account today’s<br />
social and cultural challenges in Israel and beyond.<br />
Rothberg International School<br />
The Rothberg International School attracts<br />
more than 2,000 students annually from over 90<br />
countriesaroundtheglobetoitsdiverseundergraduate<br />
and graduate programs. The school<br />
provides students with an opportunity to pursue<br />
intellectual challenges, while immersing themselves<br />
in Israeli culture.<br />
Students at the Rothberg Amphitheater
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CAMPUSES<br />
T<br />
he city of Jerusalem and beyond<br />
benefit when academic and research<br />
activities flourish on HU campuses. HU is<br />
Jerusalem’s second largest employer,<br />
launching start-up ventures, conducting<br />
research, and providing the services needed<br />
to foster a positive living environment.<br />
Ein Kerem<br />
• Faculty of Medicine<br />
• Faculty of Dental Medicine<br />
Mount Scopus<br />
• Faculty of Humanities<br />
• Faculty of Law<br />
• Faculty of Social Sciences<br />
Rehovot<br />
Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture,<br />
Food, and Environment<br />
Beit Dagan<br />
The Veterinary<br />
Teaching Hospital<br />
of the Koret School<br />
of Veterinary Medicine<br />
Edmond J. Safra<br />
Faculty of Science<br />
* A complete listing of all HU faculties,<br />
schools, centers, campuses, and institutes<br />
can be found at afhu.org<br />
Eilat<br />
H. Steinitz Marine<br />
Biology Laboratory<br />
at the Interuniversity<br />
Institute for<br />
Marine Sciences
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HU BOARD OF<br />
GOVERNORS<br />
H<br />
ebrew University’s Board of Governors oversees<br />
financial and budgetary matters involving the functions<br />
and operations of the university. Members include<br />
university leaders, a select number of faculty, alumni,<br />
students, and representatives from international Friends<br />
organizations. The first Board of Governors included the<br />
university’s founders, Albert Einstein, Chaim Weizmann,<br />
Martin Buber, Chaim Bialik, and Sigmund Freud.<br />
HUdoctoraldegreesareawardedtoPh.D.candidatesduringthe<br />
BoardofGovernorsannualspringmeetinginJerusalem.Atthistime,<br />
thehonorarydegreeofDoctorPhilosophiaeHonorisCausaisbestowed<br />
upon academic, government, and philanthropic leaders. Additional<br />
ceremonies confer prestigious research and academic awards upon<br />
facultyandstudentswhohaveachieveddistinctioninfieldsfromthe<br />
sciences to the humanities. Recognition ceremonies pay tribute to<br />
the philanthropic leadership of HU supporters from throughout the<br />
world. Special programming enables attendees to engage with the<br />
academic community and experience the university firsthand.<br />
AttendanceattheannualmeetingoftheHUBoardofGovernors<br />
is open to all members of the AFHU community.<br />
Michael S. Kurtz receiving<br />
his Honorary Doctorate at<br />
the 2017 BOG
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MISSIONS<br />
E<br />
ach year, AFHU leads international<br />
missions culminating in visits to<br />
Hebrew University campuses. These<br />
illuminating, customized itineraries<br />
attract long-standing American Friends<br />
and newcomers alike. Participants mix<br />
and mingle with faculty, students, and<br />
Israel’s leaders in diversified fields. They<br />
gain unique opportunities to experience<br />
the university’s breadth and scope of<br />
endeavors and to absorb HU’s positive<br />
impact on our world.<br />
AFHUmissionsaremultifacetedandknowledge-based.Theymayfocusonscientificandhightech<br />
innovation, Israel’s history and geopolitics,<br />
Jerusalemasabusinessincubator,lawanddemocracy<br />
studies, or Hebrew University’s successful<br />
efforts to increase agricultural and environmental<br />
sustainability across continents.<br />
Our trips offer unparalleled opportunities for<br />
delegationstoenjoyIsraelinspecialwaysandto<br />
understand Hebrew University’s role in shaping<br />
the country’s contributions to global progress.<br />
2016 President’s Mission participants<br />
in Mitzpe Ramon with a geologist<br />
“The decision to travel to Israel<br />
with AFHU put meaningful<br />
context around my support of<br />
the university and deepened my<br />
appreciation for the incredible<br />
advancements taking place there.”<br />
JOSEPH JACOBS,<br />
PRESIDENT, WEXFORD CAPITAL, LP<br />
The 2015 President’s Mission to Greece,<br />
Bulgaria, and Israel in Veria, Greece
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DONOR<br />
RECOGNITION<br />
A<br />
FHU honors philanthropic<br />
individuals, families, foundations,<br />
and corporations whose support<br />
benefits the university, Israel, and<br />
the world. Those who support AFHU’s<br />
mission have their deeply valued<br />
gifts recognized in a variety of ways:<br />
Wall of Benefactors<br />
Wall of Benefactors ($1MM+)<br />
Inscriptions on the Wall of Benefactors<br />
recognize Benefactor-level cumulative<br />
giving of $1 million or more.<br />
Wall of Life ($100K-$999K)<br />
Inscriptions on the Wall of Life recognize<br />
Guardian-level gifts of $100,000-$999,999<br />
in support of scholarship and research.<br />
The Legacy Tree<br />
The Legacy Tree provides on-site recognition<br />
to supporters who designate the university or<br />
AFHU as an estate plan beneficiary with gifts<br />
of $100,000 or more.<br />
Founders Wall ($25K-$99K)<br />
Inscribed plaques on the Founders Wall recognize<br />
Founder-level gifts of $25,000-$99,999<br />
in support of scholarships and research.<br />
Wall of Endowed Chairs<br />
The Wall of Endowed Chairs recognizes<br />
the generosity of donors who establish a<br />
named chair in one or more of the seven<br />
academic faculties.<br />
Legacy Tree
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AFHU<br />
AWARDS<br />
Judah L. Magnes Award<br />
Named for Rabbi Judah L. Magnes—HU’s<br />
first President—the Judah L. Magnes Award<br />
is conferred upon individuals for outstanding<br />
contributions to education and cultural life in<br />
the United States and Israel.<br />
Maimonides Award<br />
The Maimonides Award honors philanthropic<br />
commitment to pioneering medical research at<br />
HU and achievements in the field of medicine.<br />
Einstein Award<br />
AFHU’s Einstein Award pays tribute to leaders<br />
and innovators who have made a profound,<br />
far-reaching impact on the course of modern<br />
science and technology and whose philanthropic<br />
activities improve the lives of people around<br />
the world.<br />
Leaders of Distinction Award<br />
Torch of Learning Award<br />
National Scopus Award<br />
The National Scopus Award is the highest honor<br />
conferred by AFHU. Named for Mount Scopus,<br />
where Hebrew University’s first cornerstones<br />
were laid in 1918, the award has come to symbolize<br />
the university’s highest ideals and recognizes<br />
humanitarian and philanthropic leadership.<br />
This honor is awarded to leaders and<br />
humanitarians who have made an impact<br />
within their local communities and on behalf<br />
of the State of Israel. The award recognizes<br />
their efforts to uphold Jewish values and<br />
benefit humanity in lasting ways.<br />
Torch of Learning Award<br />
The Torch of Learning Award reflects a meaningful<br />
and sustained commitment to humanitarian,<br />
civic, and Jewish communal causes, recognizing<br />
esteemed individuals distinguished by their<br />
exemplary professionalism, dedication to the<br />
highest levels of scholarship, and philanthropic<br />
leadership. This award honors leading individuals<br />
who have influenced the course of higher<br />
learning in the United States and Israel.<br />
National Scopus Award
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REGIONAL<br />
OFFICES<br />
1. Pacific Northwest Region<br />
2. Western Region 3. Midwest Region<br />
T: 415.299.8691<br />
E: pacificnorthwest@afhu.org<br />
T: 310.843.3100<br />
E: western@afhu.org<br />
T: 312.329.0332<br />
E: midwest@afhu.org<br />
4. Northeast Region<br />
T: 212.607.8510<br />
E: northeast@afhu.org<br />
5. Philadelphia Office<br />
T: 215.330.6722<br />
E: philadelphia@afhu.org<br />
6. Mid-Atlantic Region<br />
T: 202.363.4600<br />
E: midatlantic@afhu.org<br />
7. Southeast Region<br />
T: 561.750.8585<br />
E: southeast@afhu.org<br />
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