Tulane Students Can Study in Israel

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<p>Katrina med students can attend in Israel</p>

<p>TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 3 (UPI) – Medical students unable to attend the Katrina-ravaged Tulane University in New Orleans can attend Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine.</p>

<p>In addition, any college student from the Gulf area affected by the storm may apply late for the University’s Lowy School for Overseas Students, which is waiving deadlines and some requirements to make room for Katrina’s victims.</p>

<p>“In tragedies such as this, you desperately want to help, and these are two things the university can do – offer academic sanctuary to Tulane medical students and an overseas program to other Gulf-area students whose campuses have been destroyed,” said Itamar Rabinovich, president of Tel Aviv University.</p>

<p>The Tel Aviv Medical School doesn’t begin until the end of October, providing time for transferring students to make arrangements. Both the Sackler School of Medicine and the Lowy School programs are conducted in English.</p>

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<p>In addition, according to HaAretz, a daily Israeli newspaper in English:</p>

<p>Israel Sending Emergency Relief Supplies to U.S. (Ha’aretz)</p>

<pre><code>The Bush administration has accepted Israel’s offers of assistance to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, with a first shipment of supplies to be sent on Tuesday or Wednesday.
“Israel was one of the first nations to offer relief aid, if not the first,” said Israeli Ambassador to Washington Danny Ayalon.
Among the relief items most requested by the administration are IDF-type “battle ration” field meals, preserved foods, water, blankets, clothes, tents, generators, and sanitary facilities.

See also Israel Sending Experts to U.S. to Offer Hurricane Relief Aid (Ha’aretz)

Prime Minister Sharon told the cabinet Sunday that a delegation of Israeli government experts would leave this week to determine areas in which Israel could help the relief effort in the hurricane-stricken Gulf Coast.
“The United States has stood at Israel’s side through difficult times, and I believe it our duty to help her in those spheres in which we can be of assistance,” he said.
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<p>Undergrad students who are not fluent in Hebrew must remember that the courses offered in Israel in English are usually limited academic areas associated with the humanities and history and culture of the area. As such, the undergrad offering may be most suitable for those students NOT needed to fill certain major requirements.</p>

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<p>Jewish Agency urges New Orleans college students to study in Israel
By Amiram Barkat</p>

<p>The Jewish Agency has invited university students in New Orleans - Jews and non-Jews alike - to study in Israel. </p>

<p>According to the Jewish Agency, some 20 college students have taken an interest in the offer. </p>

<p>Tens of thousands of students are enrolled in universities in New Orleans, 2,000 of them Jewish. </p>

<p>The Agency’s initiative was welcomed by universities in Israel, and will be funded by the United Jewish Communities of North America and the Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. </p>

<p>The Jewish Agency put forth the initiative after it was discovered that Tulane University, in central New Orleans, was flooded and closed.</p>

<p>The Jewish Agency has committed to partially funding the students’ flights to Israel, and is also considering covering some of the tuition fees, although the amount of funding has yet to be determined.</p>

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<p>Indeed, I read where up to $2,000 is available for airfare and getting started needs</p>

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<p>According to information received by Jewish educators, </p>

<p>"The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is offering full tuition scholarships to students affected by Hurricane Katrina. President Prof. Menachem Magidor of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has announced that full tuition scholarships at the Rothberg International School will be offered to students affected by Hurricane Katrina. The autumn semester begins on October 9, so there is still plenty of time to make arrangements to attend. Courses are offered in English, and no prior knowledge of Hebrew is required. Dormitory accommodation on the University’s Mount Scopus campus is available.</p>

<p>Interested students are asked to contact Aviva Kremer at <a href="mailto:ugrad@hebrewu.com">ugrad@hebrewu.com</a> as soon as possible."</p>