The Well

Global Educators Seminar

July 26-30, 2026

Location: The National Library of Israel

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WHAT?
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The Well is a 5-day program that includes discussions, workshops, immersive experiences, and opportunities to share ideas and challenges with fellow educators from across the globe.

WHO?
The program is designed for Jewish educators from outside of Israel who work with middle/high school students in the fields of Jewish History, Jewish Studies, and Israel Studies.

WHY?

Participants engage with artifacts from NLI’s collections and acquire best practices for using primary sources in the classroom, including ready-to-use educational resources.

COSTS
$150 honorarium upon acceptance.
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Covered by NLI: Hotel, breakfast and lunch daily; Flight reimbursement varies by country.

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Cohorts

Ruth Mussi

Italy

Ayelet Pearl

USA

Benjamin de Jong

UK

Benjy Rickman

UK

Daniel Marcus

UK

Liz Savopoulos

USA

Eva Riveline

France

Jacqueline Vaknin

Colombia

Maria Lieberman

Hungary

Mariel Seta

USA

Me'ir Sherer

USA

Mirjam Kohan

Germany

Sophia Spiegel

Ireland

Stephanie Luxenberg

USA

Tamara Weinstock

Belgium

Samuel Adler

Sweden

Rachael Gray-Raff

USA

Szilvia Temesvari

Hungary

Rafi Kleiman

UK

Oliver Lenga

UK

Melissa Silverman Cohavi

USA

Rachel Raija Miklis

Germany

Olivia Simons

UK

Nives Beissmann

Croatia

Eszter Regner

Hungary

Cecilia Horváth

Hungary

Ella Nilova

Germany

Yoel Topp

UK

Deborah Peretz

USA

Marek Mrozowski

Poland

Maxine Berman

USA

Chaim Cohen

UK

Agata Patalas

Poland

Rina Mangurten

USA

Limor Giladi

USA

Eitan Kueppers-Levi

Germany

Delfina Micol Averbuj

Argentina

Jordana Jagielski

USA

Aaron Spitzer

USA

Chani Gotlieb

USA

Pia Kutten

USA

David Werthenschlag

Germany

Noa Rees

UK

Diana Lis Priyoltensky

Argentina

Yehudis Kluwgant

Australia

Nini Berger

USA

Baruch Rock

USA

Sheldon Mordsley

UK

David Yochai Cutri

Italy

Zuzana Šimonová

Czechia

Anna-Mariia Grinchel

Russia

Shaun Liebskind

USA

Ariana Mizrahi

USA

Zlata Hakele

Latvia

Noelia Bernardez

Spain

Nurith Schonfeld

Germany

Ora Jezer

USA

Jennifer Zak

USA

Rebecca Schaeffer-Moldovan

USA

Educational Resources

Program

DAY 1

Arrival
Introductions and icebreakers
Tour of the National Library of Israel

DAY 2

Overview of NLI and "Bearing Witness”
Workshops with NLI resources
"Mosaic of community life in Jerusalem (Kiryat Yovel)" tour

DAY 3

Stories from Jewish communities
Kol Haot workshop
Individual work time
Peer presentations

DAY 4

Hevruta with Israeli educators about the role of educators
Navigating NLI online resources

DAY 5

Kol Haot workshop
Wrap-up activities and feedback

Ressources pédagogiques

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What Our Participants Say

Liz Savopolous

Teacher/Academic Office Coordinator, Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School, USA

"This program was incredible and thank you for putting it together. I loved the programming and have so many treasures I can't wait to share back home! I plan to develop lessons with the Historical Jewish Press database. I am also interested in enhancing the lessons I have with new primary sources."

Daniel Marcus

Kodesh Teacher & Director of Personal Development, Hasmonean High School, UK

"I had the best week! Making friends, learning different ways to present materials (especially through art), and getting to understand the NLI and its resources. I will be implementing a great use of art and other creative methods in my lessons!"

Sophia Spiegel

Jewish Educator / Cheder Teacher, Cork Jewish Community, Ireland

"The Well went completely beyond expectations! I'm still processing a lot of what we did. I had expected mainly indoor lectures and had no idea how rich this program would be."

Benjamin de Jong

Assistant Headteacher, JCoSS, UK

"It was very clear how much time, thought, and preparation had gone into every aspect of the week. The quality of teachers and professionals, both leading and participating, felt excellent. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to participate, network, and create a relationship with NLI!"

Mariel Seta

Israel Educator, Heschel Day School, USA

"The Well helped me adopt some of the materials and my curriculum. I am going to introduce more primary resources and hopefully teach the students to use them. Thank you for a wonderful week! I want to keep in touch and keep learning."

Educational resources

Maps - The Eran Laor Cartographic Collection

Explore a virtual collection of unique ancient maps of Holy Land, the largest of its kind in the world!

Historical Jewish Press

Explore a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods.

European Days of Jewish Culture

The National Library of Israel annually participates in the European Days of Jewish Culture. Check out exhibitions and educational materials that were developed espesially for this event.