The Israel Council on Foreign Relations
The Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR) is a non-partisan forum for the study and debate of foreign policy operating under the auspices of the World Jewish Congress. Established in 1989 by the late Dr. David Kimche and a group of prominent practitioners and scholars of international affairs, the Council aspires to stimulate public awareness of world events and insightful discussion of foreign policy issues, particularly regarding Israel, the Middle East, and Jewish affairs.
The ICFR is a favored platform for distinguished foreign visitors who wish to present their views in a nongovernmental setting, and regularly organizes public and closed-door lectures and symposia. Since its inception, the Council has hosted numerous heads of state, prime ministers, foreign ministers and other outstanding guests from abroad, as well as prominent local scholars and politicians. A wide cross section of Israeli society, including government officials, Israeli and foreign diplomats, university professors, leading business people, journalists, and promising students, participates in the activities of the Council, which accommodates a wide range of viewpoints...more.
The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism
The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism undertakes academic research and provides a forum for discussion of issues related to antisemitism and racism, their history, and their social, institutional and cultural settings. The focus of the Institute is the social and political manifestations of these phenomena since the end of World War II...more.
The Chaim Weizmann Institute for the Study of Zionism and Israel
The Chaim Weizmann Institute for the Study of Zionism and Israel, at the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies and the Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities, was established in 1962 as the first research institute at Tel Aviv University. The Institute is devoted to advancing scholarly research of the Zionist idea, the Zionist movement, the Yishuv (Jewish community in Palestine), and the State of Israel, from a multidisciplinary approach and a critical perspective...more
Zalman Shazar Center
The Ben-Gurion Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism
The Ben-Gurion Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was established under the 1976 David Ben-Gurion Law and on the basis of an agreement signed in 1982 between the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
The Institute addresses the study, documentation, and research of Israel and Zionism from multidisciplinary perspectives: history, philosophy, politics, culture, society and geography, and is committed to the study of David Ben-Gurion, first prime minister of the State of Israel...more
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is the ultimate source for Holocaust education, documentation and research. From the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem's integrated approach incorporates meaningful educational initiatives, groundbreaking research and inspirational exhibits...more
Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi
Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi, established in 1969, is the institutional memorial to Izhak Ben-Zvi, the second president of Israel. It is devoted to research and education in two areas: the history of Eretz Israel, and of the Jewish communities in the East...more
Central Bureau of Statistics
The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) was established several months after the establishment of the State of Israel, as an autonomous unit within the Prime Minister’s Office. The establishment of the CBS was a direct continuation of the activities of the statistical departments of the British Mandate government, and the Jewish Agency for Israel which operated during the period of the Mandate. The CBS is headed by the National Statistician, who also serves as the Director of the CBS, with a Public Council for Statistics accompanying him...more
The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute fosters innovative interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences and develops new ways of addressing questions of global concern that have special import for Israeli society and the region. Research and public engagement at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute currently take place in four thematic clusters: Sacredness, Religion, and Secularization; Globalization and Sovereignty; Science, Technology, and Civilization; and Israel in the Middle East. Alongside work in thematic clusters, the Institute fosters a large-scale project promoting gender equality in Israel, and serves as a platform for thinking through and beyond challenges to liberal democracy in our time. In all areas, work at the Institute seeks to break down some of the obstacles to social change by overcoming dichotomies that have become stifling, and offering new terms through which to think about contemporary issues...more