About the project
The Petrie Civic, Education & Sports Center is a multi-faceted complex established in 1986 to meet the social, educational and cultural needs of Neve Ya’acov’s 23,000 residents, approximately 1/3 of which are new immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Ethiopia and elsewhere. The complex expanded the facilities and services previously provided by the modest Neve Ya’acov Community Center. The Jerusalem Foundation has developed several facilities at the center over time, including the Ruth & Leon Davidoff Swimming Pool and Max & Amparo Shein Hall in 1989, the Arnold Bernhard Center in 1991, an Adventure Playground in 1993, and the Shein-Davidoff Community Center in 1995.
