Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a public research university founded in 1918 and opened in 1925. It is one of Israel’s leading universities, with campuses in Jerusalem and Rehovot.

Mount Scopus: A ridge in northeastern Jerusalem that hosts the Hebrew University’s original campus. The university opened on this site in 1925, before its campus was cut off during the 1948 war.
Research university: A higher-education institution that combines teaching with organized research. The Hebrew University’s identity rests on research alongside undergraduate and graduate education.
Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences: A Hebrew University research center studying the brain across biological and computational scales. It exemplifies the university’s interdisciplinary research in neuroscience.
1948 Arab–Israeli War: The war surrounding the end of the British Mandate and the establishment of Israel in 1948. The war severed access to Mount Scopus and forced the university to relocate much of its work.
Chaim Weizmann: A chemist and Zionist leader who became Israel’s first president. He helped promote the university’s establishment and served as its first chancellor.
Israeli higher education system: Israel’s network of universities, colleges, and other institutions providing tertiary education. The Hebrew University is a public institution within this national system.
Ein Kerem campus: A Hebrew University campus in Jerusalem that hosts medical and health-sciences institutions. Its medical facilities bring university research into clinical education and care.
Mount Scopus enclave: A demilitarized area on Mount Scopus maintained under United Nations supervision after the 1949 armistice agreements. The university’s original campus remained isolated there until Israeli control resumed in 1967.
Albert Einstein: Theoretical physicist whose work transformed modern physics. Einstein supported the university’s creation and donated his papers and manuscripts to it.
Jerusalem: A city in the Levant sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and the capital of Israel. The city’s history and political geography shape the university’s campuses and public role.

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