Midreshet Sde Boker, Midreshet Ben Gurion, 84990. Project director: Ms. Irit Shaposhnikov, 972-8-6532193, 972-52-3367843, shaposhn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il - [website][events]
The Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute offers Russian-speaking Jewish youth from the Diaspora a unique and original program in Israel's exquisite desert landscape. The multi-level learning experience focuses on Jewish history, Israeli society, and Jewish-Israeli culture. Its goal is to instill a sense of affiliation and involvement among Jewish communities throughout the world and create bridges of friendship and dialogue with the State of Israel.