Dr. Jehuda Reinharz to Become New President of the Mandel Foundation
Upon completion of his tenure at Brandeis University Dr. Jehuda Reinharz will become president of the Mandel Foundation. Dr. Reinharz says he welcomes the opportunity to work with the Mandel Board because "the work of the Mandel Foundation coincides perfectly with my values and concerns.”
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Mandel Foundation-Israel Selects Dr. Varda Shiffer as New President
After a long and exceptional period of service, Annette Hochstein has decided to step down from her position as President of Mandel Foundation-Israel, but will continue as President Emeritus. Dr. Varda Shiffer has been named President of the Mandel Foundation-Israel, effective July 1, 2010. 
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The Mandel Foundation Board Visits Mandel Programs in Israel
In the first in a series of visits planned for the coming year, Mandel Foundation Board members flew to Israel to deepen their knowledge about Mandel Foundation–Israel venues and programs. The visit demonstrated what is distinctively “Mandel” about the Foundation's work in Israel.
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Building an Organizational Memory: the Mandel Foundation Archival Project
A rich collection of historical records and memorabilia related to the Foundation is being identified and archived. The collection contains materials related to Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel and the Mandel Foundation, which they founded in 1953.
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Educational Visioning 2.0
“You can’t do everything, so what are you going to be serious about?”  This was the penetrating question Professor Daniel Pekarsky posed to the senior leadership of ten Cleveland synagogues. The inaugural “Summit on Educational Vision” was designed to reflect on successes and challenges associated with congregational education visioning efforts in Cleveland.
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Directing Scholarship Support for Students Enrolling in "Nonprofit Organizations" Program
The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations offers a Certificate program, a Master’s degree and an executive option to the Master’s degree program. The funds are to be used for direct scholarship support for highly talented students enrolling in the Master of Nonprofit Organizations degree program, with first preference given to a student from the State of Israel.
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Surveying Member Stakeholders Prior to Launching $15 Million Renovation and Expansion Project Reaps Dividends for the Mandel Jewish Community Center
Recognizing that a thriving Jewish Community Center is integral to an active, involved, and interconnected Cleveland Jewish community, the Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland has embarked on a much-needed effort to revitalize and expand its facilities.
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Who will teach when there aren’t enough teachers?
A seminar at the Mandel Leadership Institute brings together scholars and teachers to discuss teacher shortage in Israel and in Jewish communities around the world.

Eilat Mayor to Mandel Graduates: Your innovation is what this City needs
At graduation ceremony of the Eilat Mandel Leadership program, Mayor of Eilat advocates creation of social entrepreneurship network to promote urban and community development.


Managing diversity in multicultural environments
Mandel graduates attend specialist seminar in Brussels focusing on education and employment in multicultural environments.

The sky's the limit for nonprofit leadership
Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations gives Volunteering Award to a Leader of the Cleveland Jewish Community and to Cleveland International Film Festival

When research informs action: New developments in public Housing initiatives
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences professor testifies to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives' subcommittee regarding the transfer from low-income housing projects to development initiatives for mixed-income housing
 

'Studying in Havruta': How do pairs study a shared text? What are their learning practices?
New research from Mandel Center for Jewish Studies at Brandeis University examines how to assist educators to recognize what is good 'Havruta' learning. Researchers ask: What is the best way for pupils to have constructive 'Havruta' discussions?


Texts, sites & relics of ancient history
Annual Mandel Scholion research trip cultivates interdisciplinary dialogue in the field through linking textual sources and ideas to relics of the ancient past.


Camp Wise University:  More than an oxymoron
How living, learning, and reflecting on Jewish texts, coupled with experiential learning, can enable counselors to understand Jewish informal learning in ways that could not be accomplished in the classroom.


Mandel Leadership Institute Seminar grapples with role of the Holy Hebrew versus Spoken Hebrew
This debate dealt with philosophical issues regarding the role of language in the lives of individuals, society, and the nation.

Neighborhood Progress and Partners Release Re-Imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland
A new perspective on how to improve the environment and the quality of life in urban areas and the opportunities proffered by the productive and strategic re-use of vacant land.

Multiple Identities - The Key to Enriching the Educational Experience
Professor Lee Shulman addressed the subject of the cultural role of identity in the development of the mind and the habits of practice.

A Decade of Learning at MTEI
Recent evaluation indicates how MTEI has made significant strides toward changing the face of Jewish education as a profession.

Can Philosophy and Jewish Thought be Educational Resources?
The new book Modes of Educational Translation, is a joint project of the Melton Centre and Mandel Foundation-Israel.

Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State 
Prof. Moshe Halbertal addressed JCC Association Senior Leadership Seminar on the subject "What is a Jewish-democratic state?"

Mandel Center’s Youth Philanthropy and Service Program Holds 13th Annual Workshop
The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio held one of its premier events, the Youth Philanthropy and Service Annual Workshop, featuring Chavez Rodriguez, granddaughter of Cesar Chavez as the keynote speaker.

Quality of Life and the Environment in the Negev: How Can We Develop a Sustainable Local Economy?
The Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev hosted a symposium organized by the Southern Group for the Development of a Sustainable Local Economy. 

News from Scholion: On Religions of Place, Knowledge and Pain
Two of the research groups at the Scholion Interdisciplinary Research Center in Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University’s Mandel Institute for Jewish Studies hosted international conferences - one on the impact of the destruction of the Second Temple and the other on "Perspectives on Pain".

MLI Newsletter
January 2009

Prime Minister Olmert at Mandel Education Conference: "Nurturing Leadership in Education is a Crucial Step in Upgrading Education"

An "Authentic" Jewish Experience? The Mandel Winter Consultation 2008
The Mandel Winter Consultation provided an opportunity for a select group of Jewish educators and innovators from the United States to study the topic of authenticity - a topic which quietly underlies Jewish life.

60 Faces of Education in Israel 
A photography exhibition initiated by the Mandel Graduate Unit portrays the colorful mosaic that is Israeli education today.

Jewish Agency Managers Face a Changing Jewish World
The Mandel Leadership Institute teams up with the Jewish Agency to train a professional leadership prepared for what the future will bring.

'Live from Mount Sinai'
Combining Jewish studies with theater and educational entrepreneurship, Mandel Jerusalem Fellow Amichai Lau-Lavie brings his unique method, "Storahtelling" to Israel. Haaretz reports on this creative thinker's recent endeavors.

IDF Educational Leadership Development Program Continues at Full Steam
Twenty new fellows are welcomed to the Mandel community and encouraged to take advantage of the benefits MLI can offer them.

MF Newsletter
January 2009 

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the Mandel Education Conference: Nurturing Leadership in Education is a Critical Step in Upgrading the Education System
The conference opened with speeches by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Minister of Education Prof. Yuli Tamir.

From Guatemala to Bangladesh: A World of Learning Opportunities at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
The International Education Programs of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is venturing out into the world at large with a new series of study/travel international courses looking into issues ranging from micro-finances to women's health issues and practice.

Examining Connections between Religion and Art in Jewish Culture
The Scholion research program at the Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies of the Hebrew University welcomed the members of its seventh research group who will examine the subject "The Exegetic Imagination: Connections between Religion and Art in Jewish Culture in its Contexts".

Helping Teachers Grow at Each Stage of Their Careers
Through a combination of ongoing support and professional development, teachers continue to learn from the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University even after they complete their formal studies.

Collaboration Helps Police Address Job Stress
The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University has partnered with the city of Cleveland's Division of Police and other organizations to train police supervisors to identify and assist with operational stress.

Opportunity Homes Launched!
Opportunity Homes, a comprehensive market recovery strategy program is designed to counter the effects of foreclosure through home rehabs, demolition and foreclosure interventions in six Cleveland neighborhoods.

"Review our actions, demand correction, give thanks for good things and plan for the future"
A Letter from Dr. Eli Gottlieb, Director of the Mandel Leadership Institute.

Sorbonne Course Cultivates Graduate Community of Learners
A unique management training program for Mandel graduates at the Sorbonne University which took place in July 2008 has been deemed by participants a great  success by participants.

New Class of Jerusalem Fellows to Begin Re-Structured Program
After a year-long hiatus, the Mandel Jerusalem Fellows program is re-opening with a new cohort of exceptional leaders.

Different Readers Make Different Readings
American and Israeli teachers meet to discuss matters close to their hearts.

Brandeis Mandel Center Preparing Teachers to be Students of their Own Practice 

CWRU Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations Representatives Visit Israel for Youth Futures Program

Simply Dealing with the Complexities: MTEI Israel Seminar

Tomorrow’s Leaders of Today’s Negev

Future Reform Rabbinic Leaders Grapple with Questions of Collectivity and Jewish Peoplehood

CWRU Mandel Center Hosts National Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC) Meeting

Fruits of their Labor: Mandel Fellows Present their Final Projects
After a long period of research, exploration, discussion, personal study and observation,  fellows of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership present the culmination of their personal projects.

Building Educational Vision: The Hadar Seminar at Mandel Leadership Institute
Founders of Machon Hadar (MH), an institute of Jewish study, prayer and personal growth, participated in a unique seminar this spring at the Mandel Leadership Institute.


Theater provides poignant education on Holocaust Remembrance Day for IDF Educational Leadership Development Program
This year the Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Development Program marked Remembrance Day for the Holocaust by viewing a powerful performance by the kibbutz theater company.

Jewish Identity beyond the Iron Curtain: Machanayim Marks Twenty Years of Activity in Israel
Last month, the Machanayim organization, chaired by Mandel graduate Ira Dashevski, celebrated twenty years since its establishment in Israel, following many years of activity in Moscow.

Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences ranked in the Top Ten in US News and World Report Graduate Schools Rankings

The Mandel Scholars Luncheon at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

A Heartfelt Encounter: ‘Dialogue from the Heart of Confusion’ is warmly received at an evening to mark the book’s launch

Developing Lay Leadership in the Jewish Community - The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland

Mandel Center at Brandeis convened leading education researchers for a special session on Jewish education

Serving Cleveland’s Community Development Corporations- News from Neighborhood Progress Inc.

Outstanding Achievement for Mandel Scholars of Scholion Center at Hebrew University