April 5, 2024 Wartime Initiatives that are Making a Difference Mandel graduates speak about the civil initiatives they launched to address needs in Israeli society that emerged during the Gaza war >>
April 4, 2024 New Books by Mandel Faculty and Leadership 14 books published by faculty members of the Mandel Foundation–Israel in 2022 and 2023 are contributing to culture, research, and education >>
April 4, 2024 Two New Mandel Leadership Programs Launched in the Negev The programs for medical leadership and senior executive leadership will increase the impact of the Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev >>
March 28, 2024 A Time to Teach: Certification Program for Evacuees The Mandel Foundation and the Hebrew University launched a program in teacher certification and educational leadership for war evacuees >>
February 19, 2024 2023 Mandel Graduation Ceremony Held in Jerusalem The event moved from sorrow to hope and from remembrance to celebration, and highlighted graduate wartime initiatives >>
December 14, 2023 From Darkness to Light: Flames of Memory and Hope Mandel faculty and graduates remember the Mandel fellows, graduates, and faculty members who lost their lives during the attack of October 7th >>
November 20, 2023 Mandel Graduates Take Action on the Home Front This article highlights four initiatives spearheaded by Mandel graduates to support residents of Israel affected by the war with Hamas >>
November 16, 2023 Mandel Foundation Awards Grants for Urgent Wartime Needs The Foundation donated some $2.5M to support Israeli civil society organizations, graduate initiatives, and personal supplies for IDF soldiers >>
October 13, 2023 Mandel Foundation Mourns Loss of Community Members The Mandel Foundation–Israel mourns the loss of our graduates, fellows, and their family members who were murdered by Hamas terrorists or killed in battle >>
July 30, 2023 SidraTarbut: A Festival of Summer Culture in Jerusalem SidraTarbut, a two-month festival of cultural events in Jerusalem, is back for the third year, with the Mandel Foundation's support >>
July 16, 2023 Mandel National Archaeology Library and Archives Dedicated The largest of their kind in the Middle East, the Library and Archives will be a research center for the archaeology and history of the Land of Israel >>
June 21, 2023 Conference for Directors of Libraries at Academic Colleges The conference brought together representatives from 25 institutions to discuss main issues of concern to information specialists >>
June 8, 2023 Mandel Foundation–Israel Holds First Graduate Book Fair The event shined a spotlight on works by Mandel graduates and brought the Mandel community together to explore the world of literary creation >>
May 3, 2023 Mandel Fellows Day 2023 The annual Fellows Day, held at the Foundation's headquarters in Jerusalem, facilitates interactions among fellows of all the Foundation’s leadership programs in Israel >>
April 26, 2023 The Mandel Declaration of Independence Initiative Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel by printing a replica of Israel’s Declaration of Independence >>
February 26, 2023 The Documentary “Mandel” Premieres in Tel Aviv The extended Mandel community gathered for the celebratory premiere of a documentary on the life, work, and vision of Morton L. Mandel >>
February 2, 2023 Menachem Bombach Interviewed in Calcalist Rabbi Menachem Bombach, senior project manager at the Mandel Leadership Institute, was interviewed in Israel's leading financial newspaper >>
December 1, 2022 Mandel Foundation Boards Visit Israel In November 2022, the Mandel Foundation–Israel hosted the boards of the Mandel Foundation and Parkwood, who came to see the Foundation’s impact on Israeli society >>
November 18, 2022 Morton L. Mandel Plaza Dedicated in Jerusalem The plaza recognizes Morton Mandel’s involvement in Israel and the Foundation's support for institutions and initiatives in Jerusalem >>
November 17, 2022 2022 Mandel Graduation Ceremony Held in Jerusalem Graduates of 10 programs of the Mandel Foundation–Israel came together at the Jerusalem Theatre for a joint graduation ceremony >>
November 10, 2022 Mandel Campus and Building Inaugurated by Bezalel Academy The new Mandel Campus of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem is expected to revitalize Jerusalem's city center >>
November 8, 2022 Efrat Aran Appointed Director of the Mandel School Efrat held senior managerial positions at Intel for 17 years before studying herself at the Mandel School for Educational Leadership >>
July 28, 2022 Mandel Foundation Grants Assist Refugees and Immigrants in Israel One million dollars was awarded to 39 Mandel graduates for initiatives supporting Ukrainian and Ethiopian refugees and new immigrants >>
June 28, 2022 Mandel Community Sports Center to be Built in East Jerusalem The facility in Beit Hanina will be the first community sports center in East Jerusalem with swimming pools, gyms, and fitness studios >>
June 15, 2022 Chen Artzi Sror Appointed Program Director A well-known Israeli journalist, Chen succeeds Mishael Zion in heading the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture >>
April 28, 2022 Mandel Graduates Rise to Help Ukrainian Refugees Mandel graduates helped refugees on the Polish border and in Kharkiv, rescued Holocaust survivors from Lviv, and provided food to refugees in Israel >>
April 26, 2022 Munir Madi to Light Independence Day Beacon Munir Madi, graduate of the Mandel Leadership Institute and founder of a pre-military academy for Jewish and Druze youth, receives top honor >>
April 5, 2022 New Books by Faculty Members of the Mandel Foundation–Israel Five books published in 2021 by Mandel Foundation faculty members are contributing to culture, research, and education in Israel >>
April 4, 2022 Mandel Haredi Leadership Fellows Embark on their Projects The fellows of the Mandel Program for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community present their projects and the changes they seek to effect >>
April 3, 2022 In Memoriam: Dr. Raya Yoeli (1962–2022) The Mandel community mourns the passing of our dear colleague, Dr. Raya Yoeli, faculty member of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership >>
March 30, 2022 New Bedouin Leadership Program Launched Fellows of the Mandel Program for Regional Leadership in Al-Kasum, Neve Midbar and Segev Shalom strive to effect change in the Negev >>
February 8, 2022 Implementing Inclusion: Schools as a Framework for an Inclusive Culture The group exercise of Cohort 29 was conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and the Jerusalem Education Administration >>
November 24, 2021 Graduation Ceremony of the Mandel Program for Excellence The leadership program for returning Jewish Agency emissaries celebrated its graduation at a ceremony at the Mandel Foundation in Jerusalem >>
November 9, 2021 UAE Delegation Visits Mandel Foundation in Jerusalem The Mandel Foundation–Israel hosted education minister Hussein Ibrahim Al Hammadi and a delegation of senior education officials >>
October 17, 2021 2021 Mandel Graduation Ceremony Held in Jerusalem Graduates of all the Mandel Foundation–Israel’s programs came together for a joint ceremony attended by President Isaac Herzog >>
August 8, 2021 The Mandel Foundation Living Roof in Jerusalem Biodiverse and eco-friendly, the Mandel Foundation’s living roof is the largest roof of its type in the Middle East. Learn more >>
August 3, 2021 Empowering Leaders: The Mandel Foundation Vision in Action A new book edited by Professor Daniel Pekarsky tells the story of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation >>
August 1, 2021 CulturEvents – Summer Culture for Jerusalem Residents A series of 40 events will take place, funded by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation and conducted by The Jerusalem Foundation >>
May 2, 2021 In Conversation: Morton L. Mandel – The Man and His Legacy Professor Jehuda Reinharz, president of the Mandel Foundation, shares memories of the late Morton L. Mandel in this video conversation >>
April 26, 2021 Dreaming Culture in the Negev Meet the graduates of Cohort 2 of the Mandel Program for Cultural Leadership in the Negev and learn about the projects they are implementing in the field >>
April 15, 2021 New Books by Mandel Faculty and President Books published in 2020 by faculty of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership are contributing to culture, research, and education in Israel >>
April 6, 2021 Supporting Lone Soldiers during the Pandemic Mandel Foundation grants enabled Habayit Shel Benji to provide necessary support to lone soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces during the lockdowns >>
March 18, 2021 Mandel Fellows’ Day 2020–2021 This event introduced current fellows to all the programs of the Mandel Foundation–Israel in a customized virtual space that enabled encounters between fellows of different programs >>
February 24, 2021 Professor Tamar Ariav Appointed Academic Director The former President of Beit Berl College will work to increase the impact of the Mandel Foundation–Israel's educational and social leadership programs >>
December 23, 2020 New Appointments at the Mandel Foundation–Israel Meet Miki Nevo, Maya Bozo-Schwartz, Ido Barkan, and Dani Rozner, the new unit and program directors of the Mandel Foundation–Israel >>
December 22, 2020 Mandel Grant Aids Haredi Youth during the Lockdown The support enabled the provision of technological and pedagogic solutions to address the challenges facing at-risk and struggling Haredi youth >>
December 8, 2020 Mandel Foundation Announces Additional COVID-19 Grants Fourteen organizations and universities in Israel will receive funding for emergency assistance and care for families and individuals >>
December 7, 2020 Joining the Great Conversation A new Hebrew book by Avi Katzman examines the impact of the Mandel Foundation–Israel through personal stories of 19 key Mandel figures and graduates >>
October 21, 2020 Remembering Morton L. Mandel On the first anniversary of the passing of Morton L. Mandel, an online memorial ceremony was broadcast from the new Mandel Foundation building in Jerusalem >>
September 4, 2020 Teaching in a Hybrid Environment A series of virtual sessions on learning in digital environments that was offered to faculty and staff of the Mandel leadership programs in Israel in June and July of 2020 >>
July 2, 2020 Mandel Grants Support Graduate COVID-19 Initiatives A total of $1M was awarded to 94 vital initiatives by Mandel graduates to address the coronavirus crisis in diverse sectors of Israeli society >>
June 7, 2020 Mandel Foundation Opens its New Building in Jerusalem The ceremony included greetings from President Reuven Rivlin, a mezuzah ceremony by Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, and a virtual tour >>
May 26, 2020 The Nature of Halakhic Rulings In preparation for Shavuot, halakhic scholar Malka Puterkovsky and Rabbi David Menachem discussed the nature of Orthodox halakhic rulings >>
April 27, 2020 Commander-Educators in the Palmach and the IDF To mark Israel's Memorial Day, the Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program held a virtual seminar with the Palmach Museum >>
April 20, 2020 Mandel Foundation in Cleveland Donates NIS 20M in Aid to Israel The funds are designated to support activities that will help citizens from all sectors of Israeli society overcome difficulties caused by the coronavirus >>
April 7, 2020 With a Strong Hand and an Outstretched Arm? In this Zoom event, Dr. Ruth Calderon hosted Prof. Moshe Halbertal, Dr. Meir Buzaglo, Prof. Ariel Hirschfeld, and Dr. Merav Roth >>
March 31, 2020 The Coronavirus Crisis from a Global Perspective A lecture by Professor Manuel Trajtenberg presented as part of the Mandel series "A Time of Crisis: A Time for Leadership" >>
March 27, 2020 Zoom Event: The Ramadan Fast A virtual event that explored the cultural, ideational, and psychological aspects of Ramadan, as part of special programing during the coronavirus crisis >>
December 1, 2019 Remembering Morton L. Mandel Read the booklet of memorable photographs and quotes that was prepared for the memorial ceremony for Morton L. Mandel held in Jerusalem on November 8, 2019 >>
November 24, 2019 Barbara A. Mandel, 1925-2019 The Mandel Foundation mourns the passing of Barbara A. Mandel, vice chair of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, renowned philanthropist, and Jewish communal leader >>
November 8, 2019 Memorial Ceremony for Morton L. Mandel In the presence of the President of Israel and Mrs. Barbara Mandel, the Mandel community gathered in Jerusalem to remember Morton L. Mandel >>
October 25, 2019 New Leadership Appointments at the Mandel Foundation The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has selected Stephen H. Hoffman and Jehuda Reinharz to new leadership positions >>
October 20, 2019 Memorial Service for Morton L. Mandel The memorial service conducted in Cleveland for Morton L. Mandel was broadcast live on October 20, 2019, at 1:00 pm Eastern Time and 8:00 pm Israel time. Click here to view >>
October 17, 2019 Morton L. Mandel, 1921-2019 The Mandel Foundation mourns the passing of our founder and CEO, Morton L. Mandel: a lover of Israel, extraordinary leader, generous philanthropist, passionate Zionist, and man of vision >>
September 23, 2019 2019 Mandel Graduation Ceremony Held in Jerusalem Graduates of all Mandel programs in Israel who completed their studies in 2019 came together to celebrate in a shared ceremony >>
September 19, 2019 Pre-Opening Ceremony for the New Mandel Foundation Building The Mandel community gathered to celebrate the final stage of construction of the Foundation's new building in Jerusalem >>
September 16, 2019 Mandel Innovation Center Building Inaugurated in Yeruham The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Innovation in Yeruham will be the home of the MindCET EdTech innovation center >>
September 15, 2019 Morton Mandel Awarded Honorary Doctorate Tel Aviv University recognizes Mr. Mandel's visionary philanthropy and establishmen of the Mandel Center for Stem and the Humanities >>
March 7, 2019 Registration Opens for Beer Sheva Leadership Program Mandel Program for Regional Leadership in Beer Sheva aims to cultivate leaders who will improve life in the Beer Sheva metropolitan area >>
February 14, 2019 Registration Opens for Negev Cultural Leadership Program The program is designed to equip professionals in the arts and culture realize their vision for improving the quality of life in the Negev >>
February 7, 2019 Registration Opens for Jewish Culture Leadership Program The program aims to contribute to the vitality and diversity of Jewish culture in Israel by investing in leaders in education, culture, and community >>
January 1, 2019 Registration Opens for 2019–2020 Ultra-Orthodox Program (Men) Registration is underway for Cohort 7 of the Mandel Program for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community >>
November 1, 2018 Mandel Oak Mile Dedicated at Jerusalem Botanical Gardens The thoroughfare was named for Morton L. Mandel in recognition of his long-standing contribution to Israeli education and society >>
October 29, 2018 Mandel School and Mandel Institute Graduation 2018 The Mandel School for Educational Leadership and Mandel Leadership Institute held a graduation attended by the Mandel Foundation leadership >>
October 29, 2018 Morton L. Mandel Receives Platinum Book Award The prize, awarded to Mr. Mandel by Yedioth Books, marked the sale of 40,000 copies of the Hebrew edition of his book "It’s All About Who" >>
October 29, 2018 Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program Begins Year The 2018–2019 program for Cohort 13 was launched at an event held at the headquarters of the IDF Education and Youth Corps >>
October 16, 2018 New Appointments and Changes at the Mandel Foundation–Israel The Mandel Foundation–Israel welcomes the new directors of the Mandel Leadership Institute and the Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program >>
April 29, 2018 Morton L. Mandel Meets with President Reuven Rivlin Reception at the President's Residence in Jerusalem honors Morton L. Mandel, Chairman and CEO of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation >>
April 11, 2018 Registration Opens for New Cultural Leadership Program The new program is designed for professionals, artists and activists with potential to be highly influential in the arts and culture in the Negev >>
March 12, 2018 Registration Opens for New Regional Program in the Negev The program in Kseifa and Arara BaNegev helps fellows clarify their vision for improving quality of life and develop practical ideas for implementing it >>
February 20, 2018 Registration Opens for Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture The program aims to contribute to the vitality and diversity of Jewish culture in Israel by investing in leaders in education, culture, and community >>
January 30, 2018 Registration Opens for Haredi Women's Leadership Program The aim of the program is to develop and train educational and social leadership for the Haredi community >>
October 31, 2017 Morton L. Mandel Receives "Builder of Jerusalem" Award Mayor Nir Barkat honored Mr. Mandel for strengthening the city of Jerusalem and creating institutions that train Israel's future leaders >>
October 30, 2017 Cornerstone Laid for the New Mandel Building in Jerusalem The ceremony was held in the presence of President Reuven Rivlin, ministers and Knesset members, the mayor of Jerusalem, and Mr. Morton L. Mandel >>
October 30, 2017 Mandel Programs Celebrate Graduation Cohort 24 of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership and fellows of three Mandel Leadership Institute programs celebrated their graduation >>
September 5, 2017 Mandel School Launches 2017–2018 Academic Year The 21 fellows of Cohort 25, who are beginning their second year of studies, were joined by 21 incoming fellows of Cohort 26 at the festive opening day >>
July 3, 2017 Director General of the Education Ministry Meets with Fellows Shmuel Abuav presented his ministry’s policies, vision, and goals for the coming years to fellows of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership >>
July 3, 2017 Fellows of Cohort 24 Present Their Projects The Mandel School for Educational Leadership held a two-day event in which the fellows of Cohort 24 presented their personal projects >>
June 15, 2017 Graduates Meet with Mandel Foundation Leadership Professor Jehuda Reinharz and Mr. Stephen Hoffman discussed the challenges facing Israel’s higher education system and Jewish peoplehood >>
May 15, 2017 Registration Opens for Regional Leadership Program in North The Mandel Center for Leadership in the North seeks applicants for Cohort 2 of its regional leadership training program >>
May 8, 2017 Mandel Platform: Leaders from Minority Groups The event explored questions relating to minority-majority relations. What characterizes leaders who are members of minorities? >>
March 26, 2017 The Role of Colleges of Education in Improving Israeli Education The “Group Exercise” of Cohort 24 of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership focused on Israel's colleges of education >>
March 14, 2017 Registration Opens for Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture The program aims to contribute to the vitality and diversity of Jewish culture in Israel by investing in leaders in education, culture, and community >>
February 20, 2017 Remembering Mordecai Nisan (1934–2017) The Mandel community mourns the passing of Professor Mordecai Nisan, the academic director of the Mandel Foundation–Israel >>
February 8, 2017 Morton Mandel Receives Lifetime Achievement Award The award from the Beer Sheva municipality recognized Mr. Mandel’s contribution to the development and strengthening of the Negev >>
February 2, 2017 New Mandel Program in the North Opens Registration The Mandel Center for Leadership in the North seeks applicants for its new fellowship program in social leadership >>
February 2, 2017 Registration Opens for 2017–2018 Ultra-Orthodox Program (Men) Registration has opened for Cohort 5 of the Mandel Program for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community >>
January 31, 2017 Cornerstone Laid for Mandel Innovation Center The Mandel Foundation has donated $5.2 million toward the establishment of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Innovation Center in Yeruham >>
November 2, 2016 Mandel Foundation Celebrates the 2016 Graduation Ceremony Morton Mandel, chairman and CEO of the Mandel Foundation, and Minister Naftali Bennett honored the graduates with their presence >>
October 30, 2016 Mandel Institute for Social Leadership Building Inaugurated The beautiful new home of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Institute for Social Leadership was inaugurated at Ben-Gurion University >>
September 6, 2016 Mandel School for Educational Leadership Launches 25th Year Fellows of Cohorts 24 and 25 marked the start of the 2016-2017 academic year with a ceremony including a lecture by Dr. Meir Buzaglo >>
September 4, 2016 Registration Opens for Mandel School for Educational Leadership Want to impact education in Israel? Apply to become a fellow of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership and a part of the Mandel community >>
August 15, 2016 Remembering Bambi Sheleg (1958–2016) The Mandel School of Educational Leadership mourns the loss of our friend and faculty member Bambi Sheleg >>
July 10, 2016 Summing Up the First Year of the Afula Leadership Program The directors of the Mandel Program for Local Leadership in Afula sum up the first year and look toward the future >>
June 10, 2016 Mandel Graduate Wafa’a Eben-Beri Receives President’s Award Wafa’a Eben-Beri received the President’s Award for promoting understanding and dialogue among the various groups in Israeli society >>
June 6, 2016 Mandel Platform: Uniform Values What do uniforms mean? What values should IDF officers and other leaders model? These questions were explored at this Mandel Platform event, led by fellows in the Mandel IDF Educational Leadership >>
June 1, 2016 Morton L. Mandel Receives “Yakir Oranim” Award The event honored Mr. Mandel’s many years of work, his unique leadership, and his contribution to the field of education in Israel. >>
May 3, 2016 Mandel Fellow to Light Independence Day Torch Fainy Sukenik, a fellow of the Mandel Programs for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community, will be honored at Independence Day ceremony >>
April 7, 2016 In Memory of Prof. Seymour Fox The Mandel School for Educational Leadership recently held a special event in memory of Prof. Seymour Fox, the founder of the school >>
March 24, 2016 The Mandel Foundation Mourns the Passing of Joseph C. Mandel Joseph C. Mandel, business leader, and philanthropist, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. He was 102 years old >>
March 21, 2016 Meeting with Director General of the Ministry of Education Mandel graduates meet with Michal Cohen, the director general of the Ministry of Education, as part of a series of meetings with policy makers >>
March 7, 2016 Early Childhood Education Finds Room to Grow Fellows of Cohort 23 present their group exercise, which dealt with early childhood education, at the Mandel School for Educational Leadership >>
September 2, 2015 New Academic Year Opens The program is a two-year course unique in terms of its scale, content and study format. The curriculum is a personalized one that takes place in individual and group settings and combines >>
June 2, 2015 Mandel School for Humanities Inaugurated at Hebrew University Morton Mandel, chairman of the Mandel Foundation, inaugurated the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School for Advanced Studies >>
May 31, 2015 Mandel School Graduate Elected to Knesset Rachel Azaria, a graduate of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership, was elected to the Knesset as part of the Kulanu list >>
May 30, 2015 Baqa al-Gharbiyye: Participants Visit Supreme Court Participants of the Mandel Baqa al-Gharbiyye leadership program toured Jerusalem and met with Supreme Court Justice Anat Baron >>
May 13, 2015 The Role of the Intellectual in Society Fellows of the Mandel Scholars in Education Program and the Mandel Programs for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community met with Dr. Ayman Agbaria >>
December 10, 2014 Reuven Rivlin and Morton Mandel Discuss Ways to Better Israeli Society Morton L. Mandel presented President of Israel Reuven Rivlin with a copy of the Hebrew edition of the book, "It's All About Who" >>
June 11, 2014 Mandel Foundation Awards $13 Million to Ben-Gurion University The $13 million gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio includes a capital grant of $10 million >>
May 17, 2013 Nearly 75 Years After Starting, Morton Mandel Earns BA Degree Mr. Mandel’s book on leadership, "It’s All About Who," is recognized as his senior capstone project at Case Western Reserve >>
