{"id":24,"date":"2025-03-09T14:52:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T14:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:01:09","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/?page_id=24","title":{"rendered":"Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Logo\" alt=\"Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-300x301.png 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-768x771.png 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-500x501.png 500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-450x451.png 450w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-350x351.png 350w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo.png 867w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/> <\/a>\n<h6>Global Partnerships<\/h6> <p>Bar-Ilan University gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our partners, who share our vision of a strong, secure, and inclusive Jewish state\u2014one that channels the power of innovation to improve lives in Israel and around the world. Their support enables us to cultivate talent, foster opportunity, and lead groundbreaking initiatives that shape a better future for all.<\/p>\n<h4>Buildings and Grounds<\/h4>\n<p>Adar Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Azrieli Foundation<\/p> <p><br>B.L. Manger Foundation<\/p> <p><br>David and Susan Gradel<\/p> <p><br>Estate of Jacob and Rose Adler<\/p> <p><br>Familia Feldman Nisenbaum M\u00e9xico<\/p> <p><br>Gary and Lisa Shiffman<\/p> <p><br>Leibler Family<\/p> <p><br>Leo and Beatriz Kryss<\/p> <p><br>Picciotto Family<\/p> <p><br>Robert Korda<\/p> <p><br>The Dyna and Fala Weinstock Charitable Trust<\/p>\n<h6>Retaining Top Talent:<br>Scholarships for Engineering-Student Reservists<\/h6> <p>Thanks to generous support from AiGENT-TECH and Globrands\u2014totaling more than $55,000\u2014Bar-Ilan was able to offer scholarships to engineering students in the Alexander Kofkin Faculty of Engineering who served more than 150 days in the Israel Defense Forces reserves during the past year. These students, many of whom lost valuable income and work opportunities while serving, were able to return to their studies without financial hardship. Spearheaded by Dr. Shahar Alon, head of the Biomedical and Neuro-engineering Program, this initiative ensures that Israel can continue to cultivate the next generation of high-tech and defense industry leaders.<\/p>\n<h4>Community Impact<\/h4>\n<p>Africa Israel Investment Ltd<\/p> <p><br>AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights and the Leo Nevas Family Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Anonymous, Australia<\/p> <p><br>Anonymous, Israel<\/p> <p><br>Association For Blind and Prevention of Blindness<\/p> <p><br>Aviv Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Bader Philanthropies<\/p> <p><br>Claudio Andre Halaban<\/p> <p><br>Cyrus Investments Limited<\/p> <p><br>Dayan Family<\/p> <p><br>Gail Propp and Family<\/p> <p><br>Greater Miami Jewish Federation<\/p> <p><br>Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America<\/p> <p><br>Hefziba Lifshitz<\/p> <p><br>Hitter Family Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Irving Harris Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Jerome L. Stern Family Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia<\/p> <p><br>Jewish United Fund\/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago<\/p> <p><br>Jewish Women\u2019s Funding Network<\/p> <p><br>Joseph Alexander Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Leticia and Eduardo Azar Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Lillian and Moises Tabacinic<\/p> <p><br>Manuel Lafer<\/p> <p><br>Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg, Seed the Dream Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Ofakim La'tid<\/p> <p><br>Schusterman Family Philanthropies<\/p> <p><br>Shalem Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Sheatufim - Collective Impact<\/p> <p><br>Stephen M. and Mindy Hoffman<\/p> <p><br>Sylvain Goldberg<\/p> <p><br>Tech For Israel<\/p> <p><br>The Augustine Foundation<\/p> <p><br>The Brachfeld Family<\/p> <p><br>The British Embassy<\/p> <p><br>The Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Foundation<\/p> <p><br>The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust<\/p> <p><br>The David Berg Foundation<\/p> <p><br>The Deutsch Family Foundation<\/p> <p><br>The Goldberg Family Foundation<\/p> <p><br>The Leir Foundation<\/p> <p><br>The Weisfeld Family Charitable Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc.<\/p> <p><br>Weil Family<\/p> <p><br>Yosi Dahan<\/p> <p><br>Zita and Mark Bernstein Family Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Slide to move from past to future<\/p>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/lf20_8egjivc7.json\",\"seg\":\"0,120\"}],\"loop\":1}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p>Twice selected as the subject for a series of commemorative stamps\u2014once on its 50th, and now on its 70th birthday\u2014Bar-Ilan has always been a symbol of the ideal merger of Jewish values and learning with worldly scholarship and science.<\/p>\n<h6>Advancing Inclusion:<br>The SA\u2019AR Program for Students on the Autism Spectrum<\/h6> <p>Launched by the Student Support and Accessibility Department of the Dean of Students\u2019 Office, the SA\u2019AR Program is a pioneering initiative that empowers students on the autism spectrum to achieve their full academic and professional potential. With the generous backing of the Weisfeld Family Foundation, the program supported 70 students this year through individualized guidance from a dedicated coordinator, who liaised among students, faculty, and academic departments. The program also provided skill-building workshops and ongoing training for lecturers, strengthening both academic success and social integration for participating students.<\/p>\n<h4>Jewish Identity Projects<br \/> <\/h4>\n<p>Daniel and Lisa Gildin<\/p> <p><br>Dr. Shmuel Katz and Evelyn Katz<\/p> <p><br>Gewurz Family Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Haim Taib - Menomadin Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Jordan B. and Lorraine S. Cherrick<\/p> <p><br>Metta Saade Family Foundation, Mexico<\/p> <p><br>Rachel Charitable Trust<\/p> <p><br>Romie and Esther Tager<\/p> <p><br>Sara O. Briller<\/p> <p><br>Selim Salti<\/p> <p><br>Share Fund<\/p> <p><br>The L.A. Pinkus Foundation<\/p> <p><br>The Matanel Foundation<\/p> <p><br>The Posen Foundation<\/p> <p><br>UJA Federation of New York<\/p> <p><br>Yad Hanadiv<\/p> <p><br>Yehudit Rachmani<\/p>\n[video src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Video_English_V2.mp4\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\"][\/video]\n<h4>Research and Discovery<br \/> <\/h4>\n<p>Adelson Family Foundation<\/p> <p>Alan and Lori Zekelman<\/p> <p>Alan Orrelle, Grinfeld &amp; Co. Law Office<\/p> <p>Alexander Kofkin<\/p> <p>David and Bernice Walerstein<\/p> <p>Delek US<\/p> <p>Dr. Arik Carasso<\/p> <p>Dr. Michael Mirilashvili<\/p> <p>Edmond De Rothschild Foundation<\/p> <p>Estate of Mr. &amp; Mrs. Charles Krown<\/p> <p>Frank and Dr. Kerri Lee (J. Samuel Harwit Z\"L and Manya Harwit-Aviv Charitable Trust; The Elias, Genevieve, Georgianna Atol Charitable Trust)<\/p> <p>Gornitzky GNY Law<\/p> <p>Harold Spring and Francesca Trotta<\/p> <p>ICA \u2013 the Jewish Charitable Association<\/p> <p>In memory of Dr. Arie Shmuel Dahari<\/p> <p>Jeffrey Bly &amp; Janice Feldberg-Bly &amp; Family<\/p> <p>KKL<\/p> <p>KLA<\/p> <p>Meitar Law Firm<\/p> <p>Norman and Johanne Sternthal<\/p> <p>Ran Medin<\/p> <p>Raya Strauss Ben-Dror<\/p> <p>Reality Investment Funds<\/p> <p>Relief Funds Management Committee<\/p> <p>Ronald Roadburg Foundation<\/p> <p>Salom\u00f3n Saba Sperber<\/p> <p>Samson Family Foundation<\/p> <p>Samueli Foundation<\/p> <p>StarkWare Industries<\/p> <p>The Adelis Foundation<\/p> <p>The Applebaum Foundation<\/p> <p>The Estate Committee - Ministry of Justice<\/p> <p>The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress<\/p> <p>The Exilarch's Foundation - Dangoor Family<\/p> <p>The Hans &amp; Gini Bachrach Foundation Pty. Ltd.<\/p> <p>The Koschitzky Family<\/p> <p>The Leona M. &amp; Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust<\/p> <p>The Mortimer B. Zuckerman Foundation<\/p> <p>The Russell Berrie Foundation<\/p> <p>The Sieratzki Family Charitable Trust<\/p> <p>The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust<\/p> <p>The Wolfson Foundation<\/p> <p>Trump Family Foundation<\/p> <p>Watergen<\/p> <p>Yaakov Shahar, Mayer Cars and Trucks co. Ltd<\/p> <p>Yandex Israel Ltd<\/p> <p>Zalman and Kena Shoval<\/p>\n<h4>Scholarships and Student Services<br \/> <\/h4>\n<p>Aigent-tech<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Alexander Grass Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>ATIDIM<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Axel Springer Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Conrad Morris Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Crown Family Philanthropies<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Daniel and Andrea Shindleman<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>David and Ruth Musher<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Debra and David Magerman in partnership with the Tzemach David Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Delek Group Ltd<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Dr. Jeremy Rami Dennis in honor of Dr. Joseph D. Rosenblatt<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Drs. Mordecai z\u201dl and Monique Katz<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Eleanor M. and Herbert D. Katz Family Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Estate of Jeanette Moscovitch<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Estate of Lee Shindell z\"l in memory of Earl Shindell z\"l<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Friedman Family Charitable Trust<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Howard S. and Deborah Jonas Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Iranian American Jewish Federation of NY<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Israel Rivka and Yitzhak Rakotz Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Julis Romo Rabinowitz Family<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Lerner Family<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Martin and Dr. Susan Adelman<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Mega Or Holdings Ltd<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Mizrahi Tefahot Bank LTD<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Moshal Program<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>One<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Paul and Edwina Heller Fund<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Pierre Shlomo Abecassis Estate<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Raymond Shwake<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Samuel Waxman<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Steven Halaj<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The Edward and Eva Underwood Charitable Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The Grace Shua and Jacob Ballas Charitable Trust<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The Haron Dahan Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The Hermatik Foundaion<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The ISEF Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The late Hertha Hoffman Tzarlina, in tribute to the attorney Yoram Samuel<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The Philip and Harriet Klein Foundation<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The Schulich Foundation<\/p>\n<h4>The Fund for Bar-Ilan <\/h4>\n<p>Anonymous, USA<\/p> <p><br>Dr. Jack Glay Fund<\/p> <p><br>Eli A. Scherr<\/p> <p><br>Estate of Alice Bessman<\/p> <p><br>Estate of Bernard Stollman<\/p> <p><br>Estate of Jacques Fetaya<\/p> <p><br>Estate of Louis Osofsky<\/p> <p><br>Estate of Murial Palitz<\/p> <p><br>Estate of Philip Taylor<\/p> <p><br>Harvey and Dr. Helene Kaminski<\/p> <p><br>Irving I. Stone Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation<\/p> <p><br>Steven and Ruthy Rosenberg<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image12.jpeg\" title=\"image12\" alt=\"kids working on a lab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image12.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image12-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\n<p>Bar-Ilan,<br>70 Years Strong<\/p>\n<p>From 27 graduates in our first class in 1959 to more than 6,300 in 2024, Bar-Ilan has grown into a leading producer of innovators, experts, and skilled professionals for every field and sector in Israeli society.<\/p>\n<p>Slide to move from past to future<\/p>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/lf20_8egjivc7.json\",\"seg\":\"0,120\"}],\"loop\":1}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":99,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3141,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/3141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2025\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}