Yad Hanadiv
{{Short description|Rothschild family philanthropic foundation in Israel}}
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| name = Yad Hanadiv
| native_name = יד הנדיב
| native_name_lang = he
| logo = Hanadiv Hights IMG 6393.JPG
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| alt = Crest of Rothschild family
| caption = Crest of Rothschild family
| type = Non-profit
| formation = {{Start date and age|1958}}
| founder = Rothschild family
| headquarters = {{flag|Israel}}
| services = Education, environment, academic excellence, support for the Arab community
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{{COI|date=May 2021}}
Yad Hanadiv (The Rothschild Foundation) is a Rothschild family philanthropic foundation in Israel.
Goals and objectives
Yad Hanadiv defines its mission as: Dedicated to creating resources for advancing Israel as a healthy, vibrant, democratic society, committed to Jewish values and equal opportunity for the benefit of all its inhabitants, carrying forward the philanthropic tradition of the Rothschild family.
Yad Hanadiv's grantmaking is focused on the areas of education, environment, academic excellence,{{cite web|url=http://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/programme/academic-excellence |title=Academic Excellence |publisher=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=2019-10-15}} and the Arab community.{{cite web|url=http://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/programme/arab-community |title=Arab Community |publisher=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=2019-10-15}}
It funds and operates Ramat Hanadiv{{cite web|url=http://www.ramat-hanadiv.org.il/index_en.aspx |title=Memorial Gardens and Nature Park |publisher=Ramat Hanadiv |access-date=2019-10-15}} Memorial Gardens and Nature Park and is participating in renewal of the National Library of Israel, including the construction of a state-of-the-art, 21st-century National Library for the State of Israel.{{cite web |title=Building the New National Library of Israel Complex |url=http://discover.nli.org.il/en/content/building-new-national-library-israel-complex |website=The National Library of Israel |access-date=11 January 2020}}
Initiatives include advancing precision medicine in Israel,{{cite web |title=page on the Precision Medicine Partnership |url=https://www.isf.org.il/#/support-channels/46/10 |website=Israel Science Foundation}}{{cite news |last1=Jaffe-Hoffman|first1=Maayan |title=Israel announces NIS 60 million investment in precision medicine research |url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-announces-NIS-60-million-investment-in-precision-medicine-research-590176 |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=Jerusalem Post |date=21 May 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Shoshanna |title=Israel launches $60m initiative to boost tailor-made meds |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-launches-60m-initiative-to-boost-tailor-made-meds/ |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=Times of Israel |date=21 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/life-sciences |title=Life Sciences |publisher=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=2019-10-15}} promoting humanities research and teaching,{{cite web|url=http://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/humanities |title=Humanities |publisher=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=2019-10-15}} upgrading teachers' professional development,{{cite web |title=Hashkafa - comprehensive national endeavor to improve the quality of teaching |url=http://hashkafa.macam.ac.il/english/ |website=Macam.ac.il |access-date=2 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/programme/education |title=Education |publisher=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=2019-10-15}} Arab employment,{{cite web |title=Al Fanar |url=http://www.alfanar.org.il/ |access-date=2 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/arab-employment |title=Arab Employment |publisher=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=2019-10-15}} advancing excellent Arab students in Science and Technology,{{cite web |title=Ma'ale – Excelling Arab Students in Science and Engineering |url=https://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/en/programs/ma%E2%80%99ale-%E2%80%93-excelling-arab-students-science-and-engineering |website=The Davidson Institute of Science Education |access-date=11 January 2020}} advancing marine ecosystems and river rehabilitation.{{cite web|url=http://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/river-rehabilitation |title=River Rehabilitation |publisher=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=2019-10-15}}
History
Yad Hanadiv memorializes Baron Edmond James de Rothschild ("Hanadiv Hayadua" – “The well-known benefactor”), and continues the spirit and legacy of the Rothschild Family. The Foundation was established in its current form in 1958. Its first chairperson was Dorothy de Rothschild, who served in this position until 1988. In 1989 Jacob Rothschild was appointed chair. In 2018 the Hon. Hannah Rothschild assumed the position of chair and Lord Rothschild became Yad Hanadiv's president. Ariel Weiss is the Foundation's Chief Executive.{{cite web|url=https://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/about-yad-hanadiv |website=Yad Hanadiv|title= History |access-date=29 April 2024}}
Projects
=Past projects=
Yad Hanadiv was instrumental in the construction of the Knesset building and The Supreme Court of Israel, and in the establishment of Israeli Educational Television,{{cite web |title=CET Around the Globe |url=https://www.home.cet.ac.il/cet-world/ |website=The Center for Educational Technology}} The Open University, The Centre for Educational Technology, Centre for Science Education (HEMDA),{{cite web |title=HEMDA – Promoting excellence in science education for high school students from all backgrounds |url=https://telavivfoundation.org/project/hemda-adopt-a-class/ |website=The Tel Aviv Foundation |access-date=2 December 2019}} MANOF Youth Village, The Jerusalem Music Centre at Mishkenot Sha’ananim, The Institute for Advanced Studies, The Water Research Institute at the Technion, The Environment and Health Fund, The Israel Institute for School Leadership{{cite web|url=http://www.avneyrosha.org.il/eng/Pages/Home.aspx |title=English |publisher=Avneyrosha.org.il |access-date=2019-10-15}} (Avney Rosha), the GuideStar Israel database of non-profit organizations, and other institutions.
=Ongoing projects=
- The Academic Excellence Programme aims to help world-class academic research to thrive in Israel.
- The Environment Programme at Yad Hanadiv was established just over a decade ago with the aim of improving the resilience and health of Israel's natural, agricultural and urban ecosystems.
- Arab Community – Yad Hanadiv established its programme area dedicated to advancing the Arab Community over a decade ago, in keeping with its mission to work towards equal opportunity for the benefit of all Israel's inhabitants.
- The Education Programme is working to upgrade in-school professional development of Israeli teachers – to influence the quality of teaching, and ultimately of student learning at scale.
- National Library of Israel – Yad Hanadiv, in cooperation with the Government of Israel, is supporting renewal of the National Library that will enable it to fulfil its 21st century mission: openness and accessibility of the Library holdings to communities of scholars and the public at the Library's new home and via the Internet.
- Ramat Hanadiv – Yad Hanadiv funds and operates Ramat Hanadiv Memorial Gardens and Nature Park in northern Israel and has entered into a partnership with the Government and the Library in a project of renewal of the National Library of Israel.
Prizes and fellowships
The Foundation grants prizes and fellowships through several programmes:
- The Rothschild Prizes,{{cite web |title=The Rothschild Prize |url=https://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/rothschild-prize |website=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=11 January 2020}} awarded biennially in recognition of original and outstanding published work in Mathematics/Computer Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Sciences and Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Jewish Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences.
- The Rothschild Fellowship{{cite web |title=Rothschild Fellows |url=https://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/rothschild-fellows |website=Yad Hanadiv |access-date=11 January 2020}} for postdoctoral students who seek to continue studies outside of Israel.
- The Rothschild Prize in Education in memory of Max Rowe.
- Since 2012 the Michael Bruno Memorial Award for researchers under the age of 50, who have been recognized as having potential for breakthroughs in their field, has been operated by the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The National Library of Israel
Yad Hanadiv's support for the National Library renewal includes funding, together with the Gottesman family, of construction of a new National Library building on a triangular plot facing the Knesset building, which was donated by the Israeli government. The new library building is being designed by the Swiss firm of Herzog & de Meuron.
References
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External links
- [https://www.yadhanadiv.org.il/ Official website]
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Category:1958 establishments in Israel