We build and run the programs that set the standard — camp, the international summit, leadership training, and a flagship academy — and we are opening that work to the communities of Italy.
Education that carries tradition forward, and gives it somewhere new to go.
Every program we create is designed to raise the bar — to inspire students, strengthen the educators who guide them, and turn deep-rooted tradition into living, modern practice. The result is more than a set of schools and events. It is a blueprint for Jewish educational excellence that any community can build on, and one we are now planting in Italy.
From a child's first summer away to a principal's leadership journey, each initiative feeds the next — and each is being introduced to families and educators across Italy.
Each summer, Jewish teenagers from every kind of background come together to build real friendships and celebrate who they are — fully funded, at no cost to their families. What they carry home is belonging.
The annual summit gathers Jewish educators from thirty-one countries to sharpen their craft, work through shared challenges, and meet the rare peers who understand the job from the inside. The community it builds lasts long after everyone flies home.
A year-long program that equips Jewish school leaders to drive genuine change in their institutions — backed by one-on-one mentorship and a global circle of peers who keep learning together long after the sessions end.
Our flagship school will give Jewish families a first-class education with identity kept firmly at its center. It is designed to be the model for everything the Foundation builds next — a standard made permanent in brick and classroom.
Held each year, the Awards honour the schools, leaders, and communities doing the most remarkable work in the Jewish world — in the classroom, across their neighbourhoods, and in the ways they reinvent what education can be. By naming that excellence out loud, we hope to inspire the people who will carry it forward.
On the edge of a war zone, Or Menachem has not merely survived — it has flourished. With forty-five students, the school turns hardship into a daily lesson in resilience, proof that learning can be a source of hope in the hardest of places.
David Wolfsohn pairs academic ambition with a deep sense of Jewish identity. Its bilingual curriculum and hands-on teaching prepare students to thrive in both worlds, with community woven through everything they do.
Founded to bring Sephardic and Ashkenazi families together, Chné-Or now teaches more than seven hundred students. Its "A Jewish School for All" campaign keeps the doors open regardless of background or means.
On stage · 2025
The honourees
A shared moment
Yael International SummitEducation is changing faster than ever, and it asks its leaders to rethink, to invent, and to act with courage. This program gives visionary educators the strategy, the tools, and the network to lead the next chapter of Jewish education — from a first idea to a working reality.
Deepening the ability to lead, influence, and carry transformative change through a school community.
Entrepreneurial and project-leadership skills that take an idea from first sketch to real implementation.
Serious grounding in strategy and entrepreneurship, paired with the hands-on work of leading a live initiative.
A standing community of educational leaders for collaboration, shared knowledge, and cross-cultural exchange.
A place at a prestigious European leadership summit, where participants present the initiatives they have built over the course of the program.
EuropeAn intensive seminar of workshops, lectures, and field visits across innovation, educational leadership, and entrepreneurship.
IsraelOngoing individual guidance from leading experts in education and innovation, tuned to each participant's growth and project.
Year-roundSelected projects receive seed funding on the recommendation of a professional review committee — so the best ideas can actually launch.
FundedBuilt for principals and mid-level school management. Institutions applying with several team members together are given preference.
For leaders and influencers across youth movements, educational organisations, and community-based programs.
Whether you lead a school, guide a community, or want to support the work, there is a place for you in what comes next.
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