Yad Hanadiv is a Rothschild family

Rothschild family

The Rothschild family , known as The House of Rothschild, or more simply as the Rothschilds, is a Jewish-German family that established European banking and finance houses starting in the late 18th century...

 philanthropic Foundation in Israel. Currently, Yad Hanadiv operates in five fields: Education

Education

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

, Environment

Environmental policy

Environmental policy is any [course of] action deliberately taken [or not taken] to manage human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources, and ensuring that man-made changes to the environment do not have harmful effects on...

, Academic Excellence, Civil Society

Civil society

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 and Arab Community. It funds and operates Ramat Hanadiv

Ramat HaNadiv

Ramat HaNadiv is a nature park and gardens in northern Israel, covering 4.5 kilometers at the southern end of Mount Carmel between Zichron Ya'akov to the north and Binyamina to the south...

 Memorial Gardens and Nature Park and is engaged in a project to renew the National Library of Israel.

History

Yad Hanadiv was established in memory of Baron Edmond James de Rothschild

Edmond James de Rothschild

Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...

 (“The well-known benefactor”), and continues his spirit and legacy. In its current form, the Foundation was established in 1958. Its first Chairperson was Dorothy de Rothschild

Dorothy de Rothschild

Dorothy de Rothschild was an English philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs who married into the Rothschild international financial dynasty....

, who served in this position until 1988. In 1989 Lord Rothschild (Jacob)

Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild

Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Bt, OM, GBE, FBA is a British investment banker and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers...

 was appointed Chair and he serves in this position to this day. Ariel Weiss serves as the Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer.

Projects

Yad Hanadiv was instrumental in the construction of the Knesset

Knesset

The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...

 building and The Supreme Court of Israel

Supreme Court of Israel

The Supreme Court is at the head of the court system and highest judicial instance in Israel. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem.The area of its jurisdiction is all of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme...

, and in the establishment of Educational Television

Educational television

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, The Open University

Open University of Israel

The Open University of Israel is a distance-education university in Israel. , the Open University taught around 39,000 students.The Open University of Israel has more students than any other academic institution in Israel. The administration is based in the city of Ra'anana. Students from all over...

, The Centre for Educational Technology, Centre for Science Education

Centre for Science Education

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 (HEMDA), MANOF Youth Village, The Jerusalem Music Centre

Jerusalem Music Centre

The Jerusalem Music Centre is an institute for musical education in Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem, Israel. The centre helps young Israeli musicians to develop their talents through multi-annual programs and courses, master classes, and performances...

 at Mishkenot Sha’ananim, The Institute for Advanced Studies

The Institute for Advanced Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Institute for Advanced Studies of Jerusalem is a national science institution devoted to academic research. It is a self-governing body, both in its administrative function as well as its academic pursuits. It is located at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on the Edmond J...

, The Water Research Institute in the Technion, The Environment and Health Fund, The Israel Institute for School Leadership (Avney Rosha), the GuideStar

GuideStar

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 Israel database of non-profit organization, and other institutions. Yad Hanadiv funds and operates Ramat Hanadiv

Ramat HaNadiv

Ramat HaNadiv is a nature park and gardens in northern Israel, covering 4.5 kilometers at the southern end of Mount Carmel between Zichron Ya'akov to the north and Binyamina to the south...

 Memorial Gardens and Nature Park and has entered into a partnership with the Government and the Library in a project of renewal of the National Library of Israel.

Prizes and Fellowships

The Foundation grants prizes and fellowships through several programmes: The Michael Bruno

Michael Bruno

Michael Peter Bruno was an Israeli economist. He was a governor of Israel's central bank and a former World Bank Chief Economist.-Biography:...

Memorial Award for researchers under the age of 50, who have been recognized as having potential for breakthroughs in their field, The Rothschild Prize, The Rothschild Fellowship for doctoral students who seek to continue studies outside of Israel, and The Rothschild Prize for Education in Memory of Max Rowe.