Education

Israel to invest NIS 100 million in Jewish education across North America amid rising antisemitism

"The Plan was formulated against the backdrop of rising antisemitism in the world since the attack on October 7, 2023, and the growing challenges faced by the Jewish communities," said the PM.

Schoolchildren board busses at an elementary school in Ashburn, Virginia.
Keshet high school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2020.

Majority of students think teachers aren't adequately preparing them for future, new study shows

A woman is seen walking in the West Bank settler outpost of Evyatar.

New program aims to reach ‘invisible girls’ before they drop out of school

Martin Bernholtz, National Board Chair of the Canadian Friends of Hebrew University.

Giving beyond the gift


German textbooks excel on Holocaust, uneven on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, report finds

“With antisemitism at alarmingly high levels in Germany, what children learn about Jews and Israel matters more than ever,” IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff said.

Education alone cannot preserve historical truth. When people learn the facts but reject their moral significance, knowledge turns into cynicism, leading to a worldview that acknowledges the Holocaust happened but insists that Jews exaggerate its scale to claim special-victim status.

Knesset asks High Court to close challenges to academic gender-segregation law

The request follows a preliminary response from the council and its Planning and Budgeting Committee, seeking dismissal of the petitions as premature.

Chief Justice Esther Hayut and fellow Israeli Supreme Court judges at the High Court in Jerusalem

Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot announces 1,000-Shekel grant for parents to finance after-school activities

Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank launches new initiative, offering customers a NIS 1,000 grant to fund children's extracurricular activities.

A Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank branch, Jerusalem, February 22, 2018.

Tel Aviv University Honors US Envoy Steve Witkoff and Hostage Advocate Einav Zangauker at Ceremony

Tel Aviv University awarded Steve Witkoff the George S. Wise Medal and gave hostage mother Einav Zangauker an honorary doctorate, alongside leading figures in science, culture and education.

Tel Aviv University’s 2026 Honorary Degrees Ceremony Recipients

When Jewish teachers fight back: American Jewish teachers push back against antisemitism - opinion

Instead of buckling under hostile conditions, educators in the Jewish Affairs Caucus decided to stay and write new anti-discrimination protections into the NEA's governing documents.

Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Tel Aviv University inaugurates new home for Lowy International School in memory of Shirley Lowy

Sir Frank Lowy and his sons joined TAU leaders and students to open a permanent home for the school, serving 2,500 international students and is dedicated to the memory of his late wife, Shirley.

The New Lowy International School Building

Jewish Futures 2026 conference to explore how AI could reshape Jewish education

The event will convene Jewish educators and thought leaders to examine how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are changing how young people learn, connect, and process information.

The midtown Manhattan skyline is pictured from the top of the Empire State Building in New York on March 3, 2026.

A celebration of excellence: Watch Tel Aviv University’s Honorary Degrees Ceremony live

Watch Live: Tel Aviv University’s 2026 Honorary Degrees Ceremony live, featuring special coverage and exclusive interviews with honorees and distinguished guests on October 29 at 7:00 PM

2026 TAU Honorary Degrees Ceremony

Independent review finds extensive antisemitism in English schools

UK schools could introduce restrictions on pro-Palestinian badges worn by teachers as a government review calls for stronger measures to protect Jewish students from antisemitism.

UK Education Secretary Lucy Powell (at the head of the table) and Sir David Bell (to her right) meet with education leaders and members of the Jewish community to discuss the government's response to Bell's review on tackling antisemitism in schools and colleges. October 21, 2026.

UNRWA teacher tells ‘Post’ she was threatened for challenging pro-Hamas rhetoric in Gaza schools

T. said she decided it was her responsibility to speak out after repeatedly witnessing a colleague attempt to blur the “boundaries between education and political and religious indoctrination."

Palestinian students attend a class at Nuseirat Preparatory Boys School on September 19, 2026 in Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza. UNRWA-run schools in camps across Gaza provide education for children displaced from their homes amid the ongoing war.