Organization

Ma'alot Yerushalayim was founded in 1970 to offer women with a limited background in Jewish studies an intensive education with an appreciation of the Land of Israel and its history. Its subsequent development has seen the introduction of additional academic programs designed to meet the changing needs of contemporary Jewish women.Ma'alot Yerushalayim, formerly known as Zaidner Institute, was established in Jerusalem in 1984 as an affiliate school of Neve Yerushalayim College. The institute and it branches provide a postsecondary school, college-level, career-oriented education. The student body consists of young Jewish men and women with substantial prior Judaic and secular education, as well as adult learners.The mission of the school is to provide men and women in Israel, North America and Europe the opportunity of pursuing advanced Jewish studies, while at the same time achieving a level of secular education enabling entry into the job markets of Israel the United States, and Europe. Ma'alot also seeks to meet the needs of adult women who must balance their desire for educationally valid study with family obligations.At the time of its first class in 1984, Ma'alot offered courses in Computer Science and Business, in addition to Judaic Studies. From 1985, a fourth area of study, Education/Psychology, was offered. In 1995, a program in graphic arts was introduced. An integrated set of courses in Speech Pathology was made available in Fall 1996. These courses are designed to enable students to satisfy the prerequisites for entry into graduate programs in Speech Pathology.Students matriculating to accredited institutions of higher learning have been able to receive college credits for some, if not all, of their Zaidner coursework. Currently, students who choose to earn a college diploma may select from six available tracks developed to articulate with degree programs offered through Thomas A. Edison State College of New Jersey. Baccalaureate degrees are offered with specializations in art, computer science, humanities, liberal studies, psychology, and social sciences.For all courses taught at the Zaidner Institute, the hours listed are each a full 60 minutes of instruction, not the academic hour of 45 to 50 minutes.AUTHORIZED ZAIDNER INSTITUTE SCHOOLS

Maalot Yerushalayim/Zaidner Institute

P.O. Box 43016Beit Yitzchak Street, Har Nof, JerusalemContact: Dr. Avraham SchwartzbaumRegistrar: Mrs. P. GeislerPhone: 972-2-654-4549Fax: 972-2-651-9376Maalot Baltimore

6602 Park Heights AvenueBaltimore, MD 21215Contact: Mrs. M. Spetner, RegistrarPhone: 410-358-3144Fax: 410-358-8284I>Maalot Greater Manchester

474 Bury New RoadSalfordM7 4NUManchester, UKContact: Gail Fletcher, RegistrarPhone: +44-161-792-7770Fax: 44-161-792-7770Maalot Detroit/Bnos Bais Yehudah

1551 West LincolnSouthfield, MI 48076Contact: Mrs. C. Perecman, RegistrarPhone: 248-557-3185Fax: 248-557-6838Maalot Los Angeles-A Division of Neve Yerushalayim

5822 West 3rd StreetLos Angeles, CA 90036Contact: Mrs. N. Landesman, RegistrarPhone: 323-938-3231Fax: 323-930-0477Maalot Montreal

1750 Glendale AvenueMontreal, Quebec, Canada H2V 1B3Contact: Mrs. S. Mendlowitz, RegistrarPhone: 514-739-1003Fax: 514-739-0172Maalot New York

1213 Elm AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11230Contact: Rabbi Sholom Ginzberg, DeanPhone: 718-377-0222Fax: 718-377-0222Zaidner Newark (Yeshiva Bais Tzvi Yaakov Institute)

IDT Building 520 Park Broad StreetNewark, NJ 07102Rabbi David Weiss, executive directorRabbi Shmuel Skaist, dean of students