TheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem

STUDENTSONSCHOLARSHIP
EINSTEINSVISION:EDUCATING LEADERSANDINSPIRING BRILLIANCE
Albert Einstein believed that the future of Israel liesintheintellectualstrengthofherpeople.Thirty years before the State of Israel was formed, Einstein and his contemporaries envisioned an institutionthatwouldbecomearenownedcenter ofacademicandresearchexcellenceasymbolof the rebirth of the Jewish nation in its ancestral homeland. In 1925, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem opened its doors, becoming the gateway to success and achievement for Israels leaders. Today, distinguished alumni can be found at the highest levels of government and in the boardrooms of major companies, including throughout Israels dynamic biomedical and high techsectors.HebrewUniversitygraduatespropel cuttingedgeresearchprojects,createexcitingnew startup companies, save lives in the nations top hospitals and fulfill crucial diplomatic roles on behalfofIsrael.Theawardwinninginnovationsof Hebrew University graduates, particularly in the vital areas of sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation, are helping people theworldover. Thousands come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and many are required to fulfill military service in the Israel Defense Forces before embarking upon their university studies. Older than their American counterparts, these young people often have young familiestosupportwhileattendingHebrewUniversity. In order to afford their education, the majority of students hold parttime jobsa difficult and sometimes impossible circumstance for those pursuing double majorsorwhoareenrolledinoneofHebrewUniversitys eliteinterdisciplinarydegreeprograms.

FAMOUSALUMNIOFHEBREWUNIVERSITY
FormerPrimeMinisterArielSharon FormerPresidentoftheSupremeCourt AharonBarak DoritBeinisch,IsraelsfirstfemaleSupreme CourtPresident AmosOz,Novelist DavidHorovitz,EditorofTheJerusalemPost TwentyfivepercentofallKnessetmembers and12ofthe15SupremeCourtJusticesin IsraelareHUgraduates.

THEAMERICANFRIENDSPARTNERSHIPWITHTHE HEBREWUNIVERSITYANDISRAEL
For close to ninety years, American Friends of The Hebrew University (AFHU) has fostered the education and professional development of these outstanding leaders, thinkersandinnovators.Weinviteyoutohelpustoensure thatdeservingandacademicallypromisingHebrewUniversity students have the resources needed to guarantee academic and professional success. Our support today can help to shapetomorrowsNobelPrizeandIsraelPrizewinners.

Educational necessities such as textbooks and laptop computers can be difficult to afford. Housing can be prohibitively expensive, especially in Jerusalem. Without financialassistance,avastnumberofstudentswouldnot gain access to a worldclass Hebrew University of Jerusalem education. We, in turn, would forfeit their talent and knowledge in the service of Israel and humanity.

OVERCOMINGFINANCIALOBSTACLES

Hebrew University students, in general, must overcomesteepfinancialobstaclestopursuethe dreamofauniversitydegree.

SIXNOBELPRIZEWINNERSIN5YEARS:Professor RogerKornberg2006Chemistry Professor EmeritusRobertJ.Aumann2005Economic Sciences ProfessorDavidGross2004Physics ProfessorAvramHershkoand ProfesssorAaronCiechanover2004Chemistry HUFellow,ProfessorDanielKahneman2002 EconomicSciences

SUPPORTINGTHENEXTGENERATIONOFEXCELLENCE
AmericanFriendsofTheHebrewUniversitycanhelpstudents toaspiretothehighestlevelsofachievement.Bymakinga scholarshipgiftorestablishinganendowedscholarshipfund atTheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem,youressential supporthelpstoshapefutureleadersandtonurtureIsraels mostpreciousasset:themindsofitstalentedyoungpeople.

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MEETRISINGSTARSANDFUTUREINNOVATORS

NADAVKIMELMAN

NATALYKRAVCHENKOBALASHA

TALGOLAN

ADIYANIV

ZAUDITOKASSA

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem awards scholarship aid on the basis of multiple criteria. Among the key factors are acute financial need, demonstrated academic promise and research achievement. Candidates for scholarships are drawn from the student body of 23,000. Undergraduates and students enrolled in the one year Mechina preparatory program are eligible to receive financial aid, as are graduate students earningmastersdegreesandPh.D.s. Meet just some of the Hebrew University students who represent Israels best and brightest young talents. NADAVKIMELMAN, a P h . D . c a n d i d a t e u n d e r ProfessorDanGazitofHebrewUniversitysFaculty ofDentalMedicine,inventedanewandbetter m e thod for acc e l e r a t i n g bone fo rm a t i o n i n numerousinjuriesandconditionsbyincreasing oxygenavailabilityintheformingtissue.This techniquecouldpavethewayfornoveltherapeutic strategiesinothermedicalapplications,suchas cardiologyandneurosurgery.Kimelmanreceiveda 2008KayeInnovationAwardforthis groundbreakingadvance.

Tal is interested in studying human perception with a computational approach, and is working as a research assistantinProfessorShlomoBentin'sEEGlab.Hewouldlike to pursue graduate studies in the field, and eventually join the research community. Following high school, he spent one year in voluntarycivil service as a youth instructor. He thenservedthreeyearsonanIsraelinavymissileboatasan electronic warfare systems operator. Tal was born in Kfar Saba.

Nataly made aliyah alone at 16 through the Naale program.SheservedtwoyearsintheIsraeliNavyasan instructor in the Student Deparment of the Jewish AgencyforIsrael,andspenttwoyearsworkinginRussia and the Baltic republics. She has oneandahalfyear oldtwins.

FROMETHIOPIATOISRAEL
ZAUDITO KASSA is in her third year of nursing school.
An Ethiopian immigrant, Zaudito made aliyah to Israel with her family in 1984 during Operation Moses. She served two years in the IDF, an experience which she describesasauniqueopportunitytoservemycountry andgettoknowmyselfandmystrengths.Priortoher B.A. studies, Zaudito attended the Rothberg International Schools Mechina program at HU to improveheracademicskillsandincreaseherchancesof beingacceptedintoHUscompetitivenursingprogram. Zaudito says that, education is a top priority today, andgivesustheopportunitytojointheworkingworld and succeed. Its a privilege to acquire knowledge and education.TheHebrewUniversitygavemethischance, andIcouldn'taskforanythingbetter.

ADI YANIVenteredHebrewUniversityin2003asabiology
student,andiscurrentlyagraduatestudentintheFacultyof DentalMedicine,whereherresearchfocusesonoralbiology and the regeneration of salivary glands. After graduating fromhighschool,shevolunteeredforayearofcommunity service with friends from the Hanoar Haoved youth movement. Adi fulfilled her military service as a basic trainingsquadleaderandashootinginstructor.Adiwasborn inKfarSaba.In2008shereceivedaRectorsPrize.

PURSUINGCANCERRESEARCH

NATALY KRAVCHENKOBALASHA earnedher B.S.degree in

biology and mathematicsunder the auspices of the Faculty of Sciences Amirim honors program and ETGAR biology honors program. Research for her joint Master of Science and Ph.D. program under the supervision of Professor Alexander Levitzki, aims to develop and characterize an in vitromodelofcancerdevelopment.BornintheUkraine,

TAL GOLANisaRectorsPrizerecipientandathird
yearstudentincognitivescienceandpsychology,a fieldhewasdrawntobyriddlesoftothebrain,mind