A group of English speakers who made aliyah (lit- ascend, referring to moving to Israel from abroad) and now reside in the Sharon Region of Israel (Ra’anana, Herziliya, Kochav Ya’ir etc) visited Ariel on May 11th. They enjoyed an extensive and intensive daylong tour of the city. Their group, known as Unity In Diversity (UID), … Continue Reading »
May 10, 2013 Moved by the group’s visit to Ariel last year, tour leader Marda Heymann made Ariel the first stop for the “Hem of His Garment” South African delegation to Israel on May 10, 2013. Having just landed from the airport, the group of evangelical Christians came straight to the Ariel Regional Center for … Continue Reading »
May 5, 2013 A group of 50 Australian Jewish high school graduates participating in “Israel By Choice” for their gap year in Israel visited the City of Ariel on May 5, 2013 to move beyond the realm of rumors and see Samaria firsthand. Executive Director of American Friends of Ariel, Avi Zimmerman, greeted them at … Continue Reading »
May 8, 2013 A delegation of 25 German educators and journalists toured Ariel to round out their picture of Israel and particularly of Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) as part of a tour entitled “Center and Periphery – Two Faces of Israel.” The delegation was part of a mission partially funded by the German … Continue Reading »
American Friends of Ariel and the Film/TV track of Ariel University (AU) welcomed Ruth Brandt from Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 6, 2013 so that she could meet the people she’s touched and taste the creativity she’s nurtured. Ruth first took interest in Ariel after viewing the “Ariel Breakfast Club” student film screening at the … Continue Reading »
May 9, 2013 Chancellor of Ariel University, Yigal Cohen-Orgad, is also one of the institution’s founding fathers. He was instrumental in turning the vision for an academic center in Ariel, and more broadly in Judea and Samaria, into a remarkable reality: a full-fledged university with 13,500 students from all over the country. Yigal was recognized … Continue Reading »
On May 5th Victoria Hearst and Pastor John Peyton took a group of visitors to the City of Ariel. Mayor Nachman hosted the group personally, showing them various sites throughout the city, explaining the Ariel weave of past, present and future as it stood proud before their very eyes. The group visited the Sheltered Workshop … Continue Reading »
Prof. Abraham Sion, Chair of the Center for Law and Mass Media at Ariel University, led the annual Conference of Law and Mass media at Ariel on Monday, April 29th, 2013, drawing luminaries in the fields of international law, diplomacy, and media to examine the changing landscape of the Middle East, particularly the possibility of … Continue Reading »
The Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey visited Ariel on April 25th. Their visit began with a tour of Ariel’s Industrial Parks – the 140 factory Barkan Park and the new Ariel West Industrial Park with 27 factories, going on 60. The group had the opportunity to see where the next generation of Israel’s leaders … Continue Reading »
April 23, 2013 Twenty-five seniors from Milken Community High School in Los Angeles visited Ariel as part of their educational tour to Israel in April 2013. They got a taste of Ariel’s “Hollywood” with a brief tour of the television and radio studios at Ariel University‘s School of Communications, followed by a brief explanation about … Continue Reading »
March 5th, 2013 After winning the district education prize and moving on to the national finals, Ariel’s municipal education system received additional recognition for its outstanding quality. The national education prize will be awarded to the City of Ariel for its investment in education infrastructure, promotion of creative initiatives, drive towards academic achievements, cultivation of … Continue Reading »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Ariel University on Tuesday, January 8 – the first visit by a prime minister since the institution received university status last month. “I would like to make it clear to the world: The danger to the world is not a university in Ariel. The danger to the world is … Continue Reading »