Rehavia Gymnasium

Coordinates: 31°46′37″N 35°12′49″E / 31.776964°N 35.21351°E / 31.776964; 35.21351
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Gymnasia Rehavia
הגימנסיה העברית רחביה
Location
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14 Keren Kayemet Street, Jerusalem
Coordinates31°46′37″N 35°12′49″E / 31.776964°N 35.21351°E / 31.776964; 35.21351
Information
Established1909 (1909)
LanguageHebrew
Websitejer-gym.co.il
Founders of Gymnasia Rehavia

Rehavia Gymnasium or the Jerusalem Rehavia Gymnasium,[1] by its Hebrew name Gymnasia Rehavia (Hebrew: גמנסיה רחביה, romanizedGimnazya Rehavya), is a high school in the Rehavia neighborhood in West Jerusalem.

History

The high school's initial name was the Hebrew Gymnasium in Jerusalem.[2]

Gymnasia Rehavia was Jerusalem's first and the country’s second modern Jewish high school or

Rachel Yanait and the artist Ira Jan. The latter three were also among its first teachers.[6][7]

In July 2009, the high school celebrated its centennial at an event attended by generations of alumni, many of whom are leading figures in Israeli society today.[8]

Notable alumni

  • Shmuel Agmon (born 1922), mathematician
  • Naomi Ben-Ami (born 1960), government official
  • Yitzhak Danziger (1916–77), sculptor
  • Trude Dothan (1922–2016), archaeologist specialised in Philistine culture
  • Avraham "Avi" Gabbay (born 1967), businessman and politician
  • Ephraim Katzir (1916–2009), biophysicist, politician, 4th President of Israel (1973–1978)
  • Dan Meridor (born 1947), politician and government minister
  • Sallai Meridor (born 1955), politician and diplomat
  • Uzi Narkiss (1925–1997), IDF general
  • Miriam Naor (born 1947), President of the Supreme Court (2015–2017)
  • Operation Entebbe
  • Amos Oz (1939–2018), writer, novelist, journalist, and academic
  • Reuven Rivlin (born 1939), politician, lawyer, 10th President of Israel (2014–2021)
  • Eli Salzberger (born 1960), law professor
  • Nahman Shai
    (born 1946), journalist and politician
  • Chemi Shalev (born 1953), journalist
  • Matan Vilnai (born 1944), politician and a former Major General
  • Yigael Yadin (1917–84), archeologist, politician, and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
  • A. B. Yehoshua (born 1936), novelist, essayist and playwright
  • Rehavam Ze'evi (1926–2001), general and politician
  • Manpower Directorate

References

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  2. ^ Dekel, Nava; Kark, Ruth. "Abstract: Rachel Yanait – Teacher at the Jerusalem Hebrew Gymnasium at the close of the Ottoman period" (PDF). Tel Aviv University. p. XII. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Jerusalem Day on Virtual Jerusalem". Archived from the original on 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  4. ^ Prince-Gibson, Eetta (13 April 2006). "From the Rooftops of Zion". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ Livneh, Neri (10 November 2003). אירה יאן בזכות עצמה. הארץ. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Hebrew Gymnasia Rehavia". werthheimer.info. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ^ Jerusalem neighborhoods: Rehavia
  8. ^ Gymnasia Rehavia centennial