ארכיון Project Map -

Canada Pathway

Yael Scher — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:30:10 +0000

The Canada Pathway is a focal point of the city’s Cultural Quarter and is the beating heart of the city. Framed by Canada House and the Inukshuk sculpture, the Naggar Musrara School of Art and Society, the Ma’aleh Film School and the new Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, taking us on a journey through one of the first neighborhoods of modern Jerusalem, from which important social movements and transitions have risen.

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Beit Arz Emergency Home for Children & Families

Yael Scher — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:19:52 +0000

Adjacent to Beit Safafa in Jerusalem’s southern neighbourhood of Sharafat, Beit Arz is an emergency home for approximately 10 at-risk children of pre-school age (2 to 6 years) from the Arab community of Jerusalem, the only institution of its kind serving this population. It is the first stop after the court has ordered the children removed from their homes for reasons such as severe neglect, physical or sexual violence and abuse or parental alienation resulting from complex family situations such as divorce or addiction. A significant portion of the children currently living at Beit Arz previously lived with dysfunctional foster families.

This safe and supervised framework provides the children with a temporary caring environment, safeguarding their physical, emotional and educational development. Beit Arz is part of the network of institutions providing Arab sector vulnerable populations educational and welfare infrastructure that are managed by the Arafad organisation.

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The Julia Koschitzky Youth Leadership Prize for Good Citizenship

Sarah Hogarth — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:51:17 +0000

A prize in memory of Julia Koschitzky (z”l).

Youth movements and groups in the city who have run a unique or innovative project showing commitment to their local community are invited to nominate projects that they run on the subject of “Good Citizenship”. The project must demonstrate good citizenship, social leadership, uniqueness and innovation, and commitment to the Jerusalem Community and the various populations of the city.

A Jury that chooses the prize winners includes, JF President, Arik Grabelsky, JF Director General, Imry Ben Ami and board members from JF, as well as leading educators in Jerusalem and a member of the Koschitzky Family.

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Shanti House

Sarah Hogarth — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:30:45 +0000

Shanti House serves as a short and long-term framework for at-risk, runaway, and homeless youth and young adults between the ages of 14-21 years, from all sectors, socioeconomic classes, and walks of life. The Jerusalem Foundation completed a renovation and upgrade to the house and the landscaping, designed for historic preservation. In the house, the young people participate in a variety of treatment methods. The facility provides a sense of warmth, acceptance, and familial belonging. Shanti House is located in the historic village of Ein Keren in southwest Jerusalem.

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Heinz Nittel Road Safety Training Center

Sarah Hogarth — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:34:00 +0000

The Heinz Nittel Road Safety Training Center draws elementary school children from throughout the city (approximately 14,000 each year) to learn how to be safe pedestrians, bicycle riders and car passengers. The center includes simulated roadways complete with intersections, traffic lights, and road signs. The center was dedicated in memory of Heinz Nittel, a Vienna city councilman and head of the Austrian Israel Friendship League, who was assassinated by a terrorist in 1981.
In 2001, a second floor was added to the center to provide additional classroom space.
Further renovations began in 2021 and in 2023 the Center was rededicated in the presence of Heinz Nittel’s son, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, Austrian Ambassador to Israel Nikolaus Lutterotti, Jerusalem Foundation President Shai Doron and many others.

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Café Europa

Sarah Hogarth — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:08:18 +0000

The 11,000 Holocaust survivors living in Jerusalem represent one of the most vulnerable populations in the city, facing psychological, physical and financial challenges that require immediate and substantive solutions. The Café Europa network offers social and cultural opportunities for the city’s Holocaust survivors.

Each neighborhood offers its own menu of services including:

A meeting place where survivors can enjoy a social and cultural experience.
A resource center where trained professionals assist survivors in accessing and maximizing the rights and services to which the elderly sector, and the survivor population in particular, are entitled.
Special activities for veterans, intergeneration activities, lectures, concerts, trips, Yom HaShoah memorials, etc.
A mobile service of home visits by a social worker, therapist, or trained multi-lingual volunteer for homebound survivors to enhance emotional, social, physical and cognitive well-being.

Over 650 men and women participate in Café Europa activities each year in the program’s branches across the city.

The South branch serves the southern part of the city (Rehavia, Katamon, Baka, Gonenim) and includes French, English and Hebrew-speaking groups.
The North branch, also known as “Café Moscow,” caters mostly to Russian-immigrant populations (Pisgat Ze’ev and Neve Ya’akov).
The Western branch café services Beit Hakerem, Kiryat HaYovel and the surrounding areas.
The branches in the Geulah and Sanhedriya host separate groups for men and women in the Haredi survivor community.

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Inukshuk sculpture at Canada House

Sarah Hogarth — Wed, 12 May 2021 15:55:43 +0000

In 2017, to mark the 50th year of the reunification of Jerusalem, Lewis Mitz, President of the Jerusalem Foundation of Canada, initiated a project to install an Inukshuk sculpture in Jerusalem as a symbol of the strong ties between Canada and Israel. In 2018, the sculpture was installed in the public park at the entrance to Canada House, a location that has in recent years become a magnet for students, young adults and neighborhood residents.

The sculpture was designed by Jerusalem-based and internationally-renowned artist Israel Hadany, winner of a design competition held to choose an artist from Jerusalem. The sculpture is inspired by a Canadian Inukshuk that symbolizes brotherhood, solidarity and mankind’s responsibility toward one another.

The Inukshuk – meaning “to act in the capacity of a human” – is an Inuit (native Canadian) structure made of stones that represents friendship, family, and hospitality. The Inukshuk represents all people, regardless of religion or race, while also representing Canada’s cultural diversity and the rich Inuit heritage. As such, the Inukshuk is uniquely suited to inspire the city of Jerusalem, which, like Canada, believes in a thriving future, full of opportunities for all of its residents, regardless of their backgrounds.

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Wadi Joz Youth Center

Sarah Hogarth — Wed, 12 May 2021 15:15:02 +0000

The Wadi Joz Youth Center was opened in 2020, thanks to the generous support of the Hassenfeld Family Foundation.

The youth center is the first purpose-built youth club in Wadi Joz and is home to the only youth movement active in the Arab neighborhoods of east Jerusalem. The 400 sq. m. building includes a multipurpose hall, activity rooms, staff offices and an outdoor activity area. During after-school hours, the youth also use the area of the adjacent school.

The activities in the center include volunteering in the local community and activities which emphasize the responsibilities and rights of citizens and encourage becoming active, involved adults.

The Wadi Joz Youth Center is a central venue for sports, music, social, cultural and volunteering activity for residents of Wadi Joz, Sheikh Jarrah and other nearby neighborhoods in east Jerusalem.

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Cultural Activities (Dwek Family)

Sarah Hogarth — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:31:05 +0000

Supporting a wide variety of cultural initiatives in Jerusalem over many years, in 1993, the Dwek family contributed to the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra to enable an event in Paris and they have provided support to encourage young musicians and enrich the cultural life of the city, turning Jerusalem into a beacon of culture.

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Gulf War Emergency Needs

Sarah Hogarth — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:26:43 +0000

In 1991, Solo and Maurice Dwek, together with their cousins Raoul and Robert de Picciotto, enabled the Jerusalem Foundation to respond to Jerusalem’s emergency needs during the Gulf War. The funds were used to support vulnerable elderly residents, including assistance making their homes safe and fitting gas masks.

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