Hebrew University Secondary School
Hebrew University High School (Hebrew: התיכון שליד האוניברסיטה), commonly known as Leyada (literally "next to"), is a semi-private high school in Jerusalem, Israel, established in 1935 by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [1]The school is located in Givat Ram, across the road from the Hebrew University.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1935 as "Beit-Hakerem High School", it soon established a unique methodology and syllabus, carefully screening applicants through psychotechnical entrance exams. Over the years, the school has carried out several integration projects in response to accusations of social elitism. However, due to its semi-private status, most students come from middle- and upper-class families.[2]
[edit] Today
Leyada is considered one of the country's most prestigious high schools.[3][4]
The school has a five-day week (Sunday through Thursday), keeping facilities open on Fridays for self-study. In addition to the 25+ classrooms, facilities include two 200 seat lecture halls, fully equipped physics and chemistry laboratories, a library, a chamber-music auditorium, a 600-seat theatre, a professional gym and a regulation-size basketball court.
The current principal is Dr. Gilad Amir (class of 1970), who joined faculty in 1977 as a math teacher, and took the top position in 2003 from 35-year veteran Hannah Levita. Among the school's board of directors is Israeli Labor Party member Orna Angel, a 1980 Leyada graduate and former CEO of the Tel Aviv Port Authority.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Yitzhak Navon (class of 1939) – fifth President of Israel
- Yohai Ben-Nun (1942) – sixth commander of the Israeli Sea Corps
- Daniel Kahneman (1951) – awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics
- Aharon Barak (1954) – professor of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, lecturer in law at the Yale Law School, President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1995 to 2006
- Yehoram Gaon (1956) – singer and actor
- David Gross (1959) – awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics
- Tom Segev (1963) – journalist and historian
- Meir Shalev (1966) – writer
- David Grossman (1972) – author of fiction, nonfiction, and youth and children's literature
- Etgar Keret (1985) – writer. The title of one of his books, Kneler's Summer Camp, is a reference to the school principal at his time, Dr. Shmuel Kneler.
- Elon Lindenstrauss (1988) – awarded the 2010 Fields medal in Mathematics
[edit] Notable faculty
- Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903–94), Israeli public intellectual and polymath
[edit] References
- ^ Greetings from the School Principal
- ^ Haaretz 26-December-2006: Prestigious Jerusalem high school opens its doors city-wide, ushering in conflict in the process
- ^ Haaretz, 28-Jan-2005: To be private or not to be "
- ^ The World Today, 12-December-2006: Green line turns Israel's schools into political battleground
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[edit] External links
- Hebrew University Secondary School website
- Haaretz article, "Peretz stars in high school civics lesson"
Coordinates: 31°46′50″N 35°11′49″E / 31.78056°N 35.19694°E
