What's up in Sapir?
07/03/2022 - 13:14
Faculty Achievements
Sapir is leading the way to understanding the geopolitical impact on regional architecture.
The College together with Hebrew University of Jerusalem recently hosted a 3-day international workshop, titled: Networking the MENA (Middle East and North Africa): Interregional Architectural Transfers in Times of Global Transformation Convened and organized by Dr. Inbal Ben-Asher Gitler, faculty member of Sapir’s Communications and Culture, Creation and Production Departments, together with Dr. Tawfiq Da’adli, faculty member of Hebrew University’s Art History Department.
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Sapir Announces New College President: Professor Nir Kedar After a careful search process and unanimous approval by the Board of Governors, Sapir Academic College is proud to announce that Prof. Nir Kedar will serve as its next President. Kedar succeeds Prof. Shai Feldman, who asked to step down after having served in that capacity for three years. Prof.
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Rarely is a partnership so unlikely. Sapir Academic College and the Ghetto Fighter’s (Lohamei HaGeta’ot) Kibbutz have joined forces with inmates from the Ayalon Prison to honor the lives of Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews during the Holocaust. It’s a project of Radio Focus, a groundbreaking, inmate rehabilitation initiative of the Israel Prison Service in cooperation with Sapir’s Communications Department. At Radio Focus, inmates serve as writers, editors, radio hosts and announcers.
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Sapir Academic College is proud to host a chapter of Hillel, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, active at colleges and universities in 17 countries. At a time of religious polarization in Israel, Hillel enables students to deepen their Jewish identity - each in their own way - while connecting with other Jews around the world. A recent visit by the executive director of San Diego Hillel highlighted this global connection. Karen Parry serves over 2,000 Jewish students on four college campuses in southern California.