A New Year Message from ISEF
On behalf of the entire ISEF Board and Family, We wish you and your loved ones a new year, Blessed with health and happiness…
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Events & News
Meet Asmarech Alemo, ISEF Scholarship Winner
Today Asmarech is a leader in ISEF’s Luna and Selim z”l Benardete Bridge to College project, inspiring others by her example to graduate high school and qualify for college.
LIVE FROM ISRAEL! Awards Ceremony for ISEF’s Outstanding Students
ISEF’s outstanding fellows usually come together for an award ceremony at the end of the academic year.
Celebrating ISEF at 43 Years
Celebrate ISEF’s 43 years of hard work helping Israel’s youth to succeed in their lives.
ISEF Student Tamar Laytman volunteers with Magen David Adom
Tamar Laytman, a fifth-year medical student, is a shining example of the many ISEF scholars ‘answering the call’. She shared a video clip while volunteering…
ISEF Alumnus Professor Ronni Gamzu Appointed to Address COVID-19 Related Deaths
Professor Ronni Gamzu is a shining example of how ISEF scholars from immigrant backgrounds become leaders and doers.
Exclusive interview with ISEF alumnus Dr. Yitzi Biton
ISEF recently interviewed Dr. Yitschak Biton , ISEF alumnus and senior cardiologist specializing in interventional electrophysiology at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, Jerusalem.
ISEF Graduates Making A Difference
Dr. Osnat Akirav visited New York in March 2018 to address the UN’s 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women…
ISEF Graduates Making A Difference
Oshrit Birvadker is an Indian foreign policy specialist and an ISEF-sponsored scholar since her undergraduate days…
ISEF Graduates Making A Difference
Prof. Yifat Bitton, a nationally recognized leader in advancing equal rights for women and girls, is a full professor on the Haim Striks Law Faculty at Israel’s School of Management.
Science Builds The Nation Partnership is Growing!
Israel’s global leadership in high-tech rests on a narrow foundation – less than half of Israeli youth get to college.
Technion Awards Honorary Doctorate to Nina Weiner
A Warm Update from Israel:
Nina A. Weiner Receives Honorary Doctorate
Celebrating Our Students’ Accomplishments
ISEF has 53 Ph.D. and M.D. candidates studying everything from bioengineering better seeds to establishing free legal clinics. These future leaders come from immigrant backgrounds, Ethiopia to Ukraine, Morocco to Uzbekistan, most from families where no one ever went to college, let alone got a Ph.D.,
Thank You for Supporting Israel’s Bright Future at ISEF’s Gala
ISEF’s 42nd Anniversary Benefit Dinner on May 9, 2019 was truly a don’t-miss event! The room was filled with youthful energy and genuine passion for educating Israel’s next generation. We hope to see you at our next gala evening!
The Sami Michael Prize
ISEF doctoral student Shula Molla, and ISEF alumnus Yoav Lalom received the first annual Sami Michael Prize awarded to individuals whose work promotes an egalitarian and just society in Israel.
The Teva Founders Award
ISEF Alumnus, Dr. Moshe Elkabets of the Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, was awarded the 2017 Teva Founders Prize and Research Grant.
ISEF Alumnus Elected To Prestigious Academy
Dr. Liav Orgad, an esteemed authority on constitutional identity, citizenship theory, and global migration, was recently elected to the Young Academy of Europe.
The Judge Edmond Levy Prize
ISEF scholar Shiran Ayoubi, a graduate student in law and political science at Bar-Ilan University was awarded the Judge Edmond Levy Prize for Academic and Social Excellence from ISEF on June 8, 2017
The Israel Social Workers’ Union Prize
Prof. Rivka (Riki) Savaya, of Tel Aviv University’s Bob Shapell School of Social Work, has been named the winner of the Israel Social Workers’ Union Prize.
The Nira Shenhar Prize
ISEF/Hebrew University Ph.D. scholar Shelly Engdaw Vanda, was awarded the 2017 Nira Shenhar Prize