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Open House 2026
12 May 2026The Tel Aviv Foundation’s jubilee year found tangible and moving expression through the 2026 “Open House” events, which traced the Foundation’s growth trajectory from its establishment in 1977 to the present day. Of approximately 185 sites opened to the general public, dozens of buildings and spaces were created in active partnership with the Foundation – […]
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Sharing Tel Aviv’s Urban Health Vision
08 January 2026In recent months, Dr. Oren has traveled around the world to share the Foundation’s vision for urban health, which is based on everyday public spaces. In November, she participated in the annual conference of the International Society for Urban Health in Wellington, New Zealand, alongside approximately 350 professionals, planners, and researchers from around the world. […]
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Preservation of the Great Synagogue on Allenby Street
08 January 2026Alongside the extensive infrastructure works for the construction of the light rail on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, conservation works are currently underway at the historic Great Synagogue on the street. Over the past month, demolition of the external envelope and exposure of the original structure have begun, as part of a process expected to […]
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Commemorating the Memory of Boaz Levni in the Courtyard of Municipal High School D
08 January 2026The courtyard of Municipal High School D will receive a new and distinctive look thanks to a donation made in memory of Boaz Levni, a graduate of the school who fell in the line of duty during an operational activity on February 5, 1979. With the full support of the Tel Aviv Foundation and the […]
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Launch Conference of the “Health Pockets” Program at the Municipality
08 January 2026On November 30, the Tel Aviv Municipality hosted the launch conference of the “Health Pockets” program, with the participation of Dr. Hila Oren, Director of the Social Services Administration; Sharon Blum Melamed; Prof. Anat Kloymak, Dean of the School of Psychology at Reichman University; along with Ronit Frieber, Adi Tzabari, and additional representatives from municipal […]
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Strengthening Global Partnership
18 November 2025Tel Aviv Foundation Chairman and Mayor Ron Huldai, along with Dr. Hila Oren, CEO of the Tel Aviv Foundation, held several meetings in New York in early September. These included meetings with supporters of Israel and the city, a visit to a local high school, cultural and community institutions, and more. The four-day visit began […]
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A Joint Art Exhibtion of Israeli & German Artists
18 November 2025At the initiative of Revital Ben-Asher Peretz, Mayor Ron Huldai’s advisor for arts and culture, an art exhibition was established in Frankfurt – Tel Aviv-Yafo’s sister city for the past 45 years. Roytal recognized the need to create a municipal cultural delegation following the events of October 7th. The Tel Aviv Foundation embraced the initiative and […]
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A Year After the Concordia Conference, Shamir High School Leads Educational Change
18 November 2025A year has passed since Shamir High School students participated in the Concordia Summit in New York (2024), as part of a delegation sent by the Tel Aviv Foundation. The students proudly represented Tel Aviv-Jafio and were exposed to the world of diplomacy and global leadership. This experience sparked a wave of groundbreaking educational initiatives, […]
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The Tel Aviv-Yafo 2025 Summer Camp
18 October 2025In the height of July 2025, the municipal summer camp “Camp Tel Aviv-Yafo” took place for the fourth consecutive year, a joint initiative of Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, the Tel Aviv Foundation, and in ongoing partnership with the Goodman Foundation. The camp hosted approximately 704 students entering 9th grade from across the city – an exceptional […]
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Museum of Mathmathics Tel Aviv Yafo
18 October 2025These days, an innovative mathematics museum is being established in Tel Aviv -the first of its kind in Israel, with support from the Samueli Foundation. The museum will span approximately 1,200 square meters and serve as an experiential space combining learning, creativity, and inspiration. Its goal is to make the beauty of mathematics accessible to […]
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A new chapter of hope and renewal
28 October 2025The return of the hostages home has brought immense relief and emotion to Israel and to all who have waited and prayed for this moment. After years of pain and uncertainty, we are beginning to step into a new period—one filled with hope, unity, and the promise of renewal. Across Tel Aviv, families and communities […]
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The JFN Community Conference
27 April 2025On March 9th, marking International Women’s Week, a fascinating conference took place at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, which hosted the JFN community for a day of learning and exploration on the topic “Gender Lens Implementation – From Theory to Change,” in the spirit of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality’s strategic program in partnership with the Tel Aviv […]
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The City`s 116 Birthday Celebrations
27 April 2025Early April marked the 116th birthday of Tel Aviv, celebrated at the Shoshana & Zvulun Tomer Tel Aviv-Yafo City Museum with an array of cultural and food-focused events. The celebration’s highlight was the special “City Cake” competition, where local residents submitted recipes capturing Tel Aviv-Yafo’s unique character. Yuval Avrahami won the home baking category, while Aya […]
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The Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv Gala
27 April 2025On Thursday, March 20, a gala event was held at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, marking the launch of a comprehensive renovation project for the historic building and Har Sinai Plaza. The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv Foundation representatives, the synagogue’s President and Rabbi, Mr. Patrick Drahi, and more […]
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The Municipal Foundations Forum – 2024 Winter Confrence
27 April 2025Members of the Municipal Foundations Forum, established by Dr. Hila Oren and chaired by Amram Mitzna, gathered at a conference hosted by the Ramat Gan Foundation to discuss key issues in urban development, community projects and best practices. The forum unites Municipal foundations from across Israel, fostering collaborations and knowledge exchange. The forum facilitates discussions on […]
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Rebuilding Be’eri’s Art Gallery
27 April 2025In the presence of Ms. Christine Ringer, Cultural Attaché of the German Embassy, Ms. Helena Marx, Deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy, Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo and Chairman of the Tel Aviv Foundation, and Dr. Hila Oren, CEO of the Tel Aviv Foundation, the renovation of the Beeri Gallery agreement between the […]
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Strengthening Partnerships & Promoting People-Centric Urbanism
22 January 2025Dr. Hila Oren, CEO of the Tel Aviv Foundation, met with approximately thirty representatives of the Bloomberg Sagol Urban Leadership Program at the Center for City Leadership. Dr. Oren discussed the foundation’s work, urban branding, and public health pockets – the public space as a tool for alleviating loneliness and fostering mental resilience. The talk was […]
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Taking Part in the Concordia Annual Summit
22 January 2025A youth delegation from Shamir High School in the city represented Tel Aviv-Yafo and the Tel Aviv Foundation at the Concordia Summit held in New York, an annual international conference featuring heads of state, government officials, C-suite executives, and leaders of nonprofits, think tanks, and foundations. The students met with leading diplomats and learned about […]
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Inauguration of Beit LaChayim (Home for Life) named after Eliora (Luchy) Margalit
22 January 2025The Tel Aviv Foundation, in partnership with the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, has established “Beit LaChayim” (Home for Life) in Tel Aviv, for 24 adult residents on the autism spectrum. “Beit LaChayim,” operated by ALUT [Israeli Society for Autistic Children], includes 3 residential units, a multi-purpose hall, kitchen, administrative rooms for professional staff, shared yard and […]
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Smart City Summit in Barcelona
24 November 2024Click here to read about Dr. Hila Oren`s participation in the prestigious Smart City Summit in Barcelona
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Mayor’s War Update and Gathering with Evacuees
28 November 2023On November 28th, the Tel Aviv Foundation will be holding a war briefing with Israeli donors and Fund executives at the municipality’s situation room, in the presence of Ron Huldai and Municipality directors. The briefing will include a meeting with evacuees who are currently living in a hotel in the city. Please contact our Tel Aviv […]
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Establishing the Orphans Fund
01 December 2023Following the October 7th massacre, tragically, over 300 children were left orphans. The Tel Aviv Foundation is here for them. The Tel Aviv Foundation Orphans Fund, established in partnership with the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization, provides customized financial, therapeutic, and educational assistance to any child who was orphaned due to the Iron Swords war, […]
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Stravos Niachos Foundation 2023 Mental Health Conference
22 June 2023Tel Aviv Foundation CEO, Dr, Hila Oren and Sharon Melamed Bloom, Director of Welfare, Social Services & Public Health Administration at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality spoke about the Tel Aviv Foundation and the Municipality’s on going work to combat the loneliness pandemic, across all ages. To read more click here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hilaoren1_development-mentalhealth-publicspace-activity-7077646427471945728-tjm1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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Opening of the Shoshana and Zevulun Tomer City Museum of Tel Aviv-Yafo
12 September 2023The Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality opened the Shoshana & Zevulun Tomer City Museum of Tel Aviv-Yafo in the renewed Bialik Square. The innovative participatory museum presents a growing collection of stories told by the city residents themselves, from all communities, ages, religions and genders. The renewal of the city museum was […]
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Crowdsourcing Campaign for the Social Food Market
30 March 2023On the week of March 27th, The Tel Aviv Foundation and Mesila launched a crowdsourcing campaign for the Social Food Market. Over 1,200 people donated a total sum of close to 1,000,000 shekels. which will ensure that the Market’s doors stay open. The Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with Leshuva […]
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The Tel Aviv Foundation is the 2022 Liberal Magazine Impact Award recipient
14 March 2023In a ceremony held during the annual Liberal Social Impact Conference, The Tel Aviv Foundation received the 2022 Impact Award in the Public Sector, for the initiative to reduce elderly loneliness in partnership with SFI via Social Impact Bonds. The program to reduce elderly loneliness provides an array of tech tools, specifically designed for senior […]
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Opening Ceremony of Ta Tarbut
10 March 2022Ta Tarbut, in Kiryat Al-Malakha, which was established by the Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality in the presence of Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo and Chairman of the Tel Aviv Foundation, and with Ziv Yakobi (Adv.) Partner & CEO of ‘Acro Real Estate’, who has made a contribution towards the opening […]
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The Social Food Market Inauguration
28 February 2022The Social Food Market was inaugurated today in a ceremony attended by the mayor and the General Custodian. The Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with Leshuva and Mesila, established the Social Food Market to provide food security and nutritional guidance to asylum seekers, refugees, and work immigrants through respectful food […]
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The Tel Aviv Foundation Opens the Stanley Gold Spacebook Library at Ironi Hey High School
15 December 2021On December 15, 2021 A new student-focused collaborative study space opened, with the generous support of Stanley Gold, who joined via Zoom. Designed for the information age, designed to encourage interactive and collaborative learning in a relaxed and fun way, was built and will operate on three basic principles. 1. Designed and managed by students […]
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Stanley Gold Receives the Title of Benefactor of Tel Aviv-Yafo by Mayor Huldai
09 May 2022On May 9, 2022, as a token of esteem and deep gratitude for his outstanding philanthropic contributions to benefit Tel Aviv and its citizens, Stanley Gold was bestowed with the title of Benefactor of Tel Aviv-Yafo by Mayor Huldai. The ceremony took place at the Mayor’s Office at City Hall in the presence of Tel […]
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The Tel Aviv Foundation Builds a New Homeless Shelter Named After the Late Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
20 May 2022In May 2022, the new homeless shelter named after the late Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein opened, serving as a safe and respectable shelter caring of the well-being of its residents. The building overlooks the beaches of Tel Aviv-Yafo and was designed by architect Yoav Messer. It was built through the partnership of the Tel Aviv Foundation, the […]
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The Tel Aviv Foundation Empowers 1000 Students from Across the City Attending Summercamp
10 August 2022There is nothing like the atmosphere of camp to improve self-confidence, social skills, and well-being. After two years of the pandemic, which brought quarantines, isolations, and distance learning, over 1000 teenage residents of the City enjoyed a 10-day leadership summer camp experience packed with activities. The camp summer camp experience was largely funded by a […]
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The Tel Aviv Foundation Holds a Fundraising Gala for SAHI
07 September 2022At “SAHI” instead of telling the youth: “we came to help you” the message is: “we need your help to help others.” The youth who take part in Sahi’s weekly activities, most of them in at- risk groups due to the behavioral and conditional settings the grow-up in, discover how powerful it is to do […]
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The Tel Aviv Foundation is Developing Innovative Public Spaces with Bloomberg Associates
04 December 2022Janette Sadik-Khan and her team at Bloomberg Associates, met with the different municipalities’ administrations, on-site at a few of the Tel Aviv Foundation’s projects, as part of the three-year advisement partnership with the Foundation, promoting better, innovative public spaces, and promoting a pluralist, safe and equal city.
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Looking Back on 2022
01 January 2023A quick glimpse of the Tel Aviv Foundation’s accomplishments in 2022 – https://tinyurl.com/2r99rmdu
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The Tel Aviv Foundation Builds the HaGal Sheli New Home in Jaffa, the Australia -Tel Aviv-Yafo Surf Education Center
10 November 2022HaGal Sheli new home in Jaffa, the Australia -Tel Aviv-Yafo Surf Education Center – built by the Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv Yafo Municipality has officially opened! The opening ceremony, held in the presence of the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ron Huldai, and Australian Ambassador to Israel, Paul Griffiths, was a true celebration of pluralism and equality. […]
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Liebling Haus-White City Center opens for 100 years of Bauhaus
02 February 2021Celebrating 100 years of the Bauhaus design movement in Tel Aviv, the newly-renovated Liebling Haus-White City Center opened on September 19, 2019. A joint project of The Tel Aviv Foundation, the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, and the German Government, the event was held in the presence of the current and former State Secretaries of the […]
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The Bernard van Leer Foundation Board discusses Urban95 progress in Tel Aviv
02 February 2021The Board of the Bernard van Leer Foundation met in Tel Aviv on September 8, 2019, with program partners The Tel Aviv Foundation and the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo to discuss progress on future plans for Urban95 in Tel Aviv. Urban95 is a family-friendly urban design program that encourages planners and service providers to imagine […]
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The Lou Dunst Trust supports Warm Homes after-school program
02 February 2021The legacy of the late Lou Dunst from San Diego, a longtime friend of Tel Aviv, was strengthened with the recent donation in his name to Warm Homes, an after-school program for children ages 3-7 from low socio-economic backgrounds in south Tel Aviv. Warm Homes provides a supervised and supportive environment for at-risk children to […]
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New extension to the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theater opens
01 February 2021The Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theater recently opened a new rooftop studio and renovated rehearsal and performance spaces, thanks to the generosity of the Dellal Family. A project of The Tel Aviv Foundation with the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo and the Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport, the extensions were officially opened by […]
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The Shapiro Foundation expands its support for children of asylum-seekers
02 February 2021Having seen the life-changing impact of after-school programs for children of asylum-seekers, Ed and Barbara Shapiro of the Shapiro Foundation from Boston decided to increase their generous support for after-school programs for children of asylum-seekers. They are now supporting a total of nine programs, providing over 300 children with essential educational and social support. These […]
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Geula Kindergarten is dedicated in memory of former First Lady of Tel Aviv-Yafo
02 February 2021“Being remembered by the laughter of children” – The Geula Kindergarten was recently dedicated in memory of Geula Rabinovitz, former First Lady of Tel Aviv-Yafo and kindergarten teacher who once worked in the very same building that now carries her name. The kindergarten was donated by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Mirit Rabinovitz, who […]
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Upgrade for Bnei Dan Park
02 February 2021Bnei Dan Park in Ganei Yehoshua in north Tel Aviv has undergone a significant upgrade, thanks to the generosity of Israeli sisters Judith Paz and Tova Piper, who generously supported new play equipment in loving memory of their parents, Penina and Zeev. The upgraded park will be inaugurated in the new year. This project reflects […]
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New Beit Lessin Theater opens
02 February 2021With the recent opening of the new Beit Lessin theater came the announcement that it has been generously supported by Israeli-Peruvian donor, Baruch Ivcher. The brand new building contains two state-of-the theaters and is located on the corner of Frishman and Dizengoff streets, reflecting the centrality of Beit Lessin Theater to Tel Aviv’s and Israel’s […]
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Local shopkeepers in Jaffa celebrating digital coin campaign success
02 February 2021Local businesses on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa were, until a month ago, facing financial ruin in the wake of total street closures due to the light rail construction. However, the digital currency campaign initiated by the Tel Aviv Foundation in partnership with the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo and Colu, has injected some $600,000 into the local […]
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Students Housing Scholarships Distributed
02 February 2021Just in time for Passover, Housing Scholarships were distributed as follows: Tel Aviv University – 89, Kibbutzim College – 2, Academic College – 45, Nissan Nativ Acting Studio – 10, The Yoram Levinstein’s Performing Arts Studio – 10
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