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15-456: The Reali school was established by Arthur Biram on behalf of EZRA, a German Jewish organization, and in close connection with the Technion in 1913, before the outbreak of World War I . The historical building near the old Technion was designed by German-Jewish architect Alexander Baerwald . The fundamental values of the school are Zionism , humanism , tolerance and democracy . At the time,

30-631: A collection of essays on the Bible. Altogether, he wrote about 50 publications in Hebrew, German, English, and Arabic. Biram died in Haifa in 1967. In 1954, he was awarded the Israel Prize for education. Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster The Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster , located in suburban Schmargendorf , Berlin , is an independent school with a humanistic profile, known as one of

45-658: A doctorate ( Dr. phil. ) at the University of Leipzig in 1902, on the philosophy of Abu-Rasid al-Nisaburi . In 1904 he graduated from the rabbinical program at Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums , and began to teach language and literature at the Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster . Biram was one of the founders of the Bar-Kochba club and a member of the German liberal religious stream 'Ezra', which recognized

60-512: A medieval Greyfriars monastery ( Graues Kloster ), that had been secularised in 1539 in the course of the Reformation . The premises were centered around the Gothic abbey church dating from the 13th century, the ruins of which are still visible near Alexanderplatz . After the ancient school's buildings had been destroyed by Allied air raids in 1945, the original school moved several times. After

75-415: A military boarding school was established in proximity to Beit Biram. In September 2008, the school opened its latest branch, the "Reali-gan" (kindergarten). The kindergarten advocates ecological education: Recycle , Energy saving and Nature protection . In 2017 the military boarding school ( Hebrew : הַפְּנִימִיָּה הַצְּבָאִית לְפִקּוּד ; HaPnimiya haTzva’it leFikud ) became an integrated part of

90-459: Is possible to learn Hebrew . The debating society deserves particular mention as members of the society have won several Jugend debattiert student competitions over the last years. Rowing and Hockey are popular activities as well. The original school was established on 13 July 1574 by Elector John George of Hohenzollern as the first Protestant Latin school in Brandenburg at the site of

105-481: The Technion which had formerly been used as a British military hospital. During that period the school founded a Scouts troop, the 'Carmel Wanderers' ( Hebrew : מְשׁוֹטְטֵי כַרְמֶל ; Meshotetei Carmel ), and in 1924 the school opened a humanities major, in addition to the previously offered science major. At the very same year the schools motto was determined: "And Walk Humbly" ( Hebrew : וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ לֶ֖כֶת ; vehatzna‘ lechet ) ( Micha, 6:8 ). This motto expresses

120-625: The Yishuv , or pre-state Jewish community in Acre Sanjak , was engaged in a debate over the language of instruction in the country's Jewish schools. When it was decided that the sciences would be taught in German, Biram responded by founding the Hebrew Reali School. The first branch of the school was opened in the Hadar neighborhood of Haifa. In 1923, the school moved into a building on the old campus of

135-579: The Evangelisches Gymnasium of West Berlin adopted its traditions and added "zum Grauen Kloster" to its name. The Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster is one of the last schools in Berlin offering the entire range of classical education with Latin and Ancient Greek as compulsory subjects. The students learn foreign languages in this order: English (year 5), Latin (year 5), Ancient Greek (year 8), French (year 9 optional). Additionally, it

150-644: The importance of high school education. In 1913, he settled in Ottoman Palestine . Biram married Hannah Tomeshevsky, with whom he had two sons. His son Aharon died in an accident while on reserve duty, and Binyamin, an engineer at the Dead Sea Works , was killed by a land mine. Biram founded the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa in 1913 and was appointed its first principal. When World War I broke out, Biram

165-738: The most prestigious schools in Germany. Founded by the Evangelical Church in West Berlin in 1949 as the Evangelisches Gymnasium , it continues the traditions of the ancient Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster , the oldest Gymnasium in Berlin , which for hundreds of years was situated in former monastery buildings in the city's Mitte district, closed by the East Germans in 1958. In 1963

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180-669: The political division of Berlin in 1949, the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster found itself in East Berlin and the Evangelical Church established the present school in West Berlin as the Evangelisches Gymnasium . This found a new home in Schmargendorf in 1954. In 1958 the Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster was officially abolished by the Communist authorities, and in 1963 the Evangelisches Gymnasium adopted its traditions and name. The remnants of

195-656: The school's aspirations in the realm of education. Between the years 1940-1948, given World War II and the strive towards establishing the country, the students took classes in shifts and the graduates joined the ' service year ' ( Hebrew : שְׁנַת שֵׁרוּת ; shnat sherut ). In January 2014 Ron Kitrey retired and Dr. Yosi Ben-Dov replaced him as the school's headmaster. Today the school has seven branches: 8 kindergartens; 3 elementary schools named after their neighbourhoods: Yesod Hadar ; Yesod Ahuza and Yesod Merkaz ; 3 middle schools: Tichon Hadar ; Tichon Ahuza ; Tichon Merkaz ; and one high school: Beit Biram . In 1953,

210-790: The school.. 32°47′25.07″N 34°59′28.27″E  /  32.7902972°N 34.9911861°E  / 32.7902972; 34.9911861 Arthur Biram Arthur Yitzhak Biram ( Hebrew : ארתור בירם; August 13, 1878 – June 5, 1967) was a German-born Israeli philosopher, philologist, and educator. He was the founder of the Reali School in Haifa . Arthur Biram was born in Bischofswerda in Saxony and attended school in Hirschberg , Silesia . He studied languages, including Arabic, at University of Berlin and at University of Leipzig and earned

225-578: Was drafted by the German army and stationed in Afula . In 1919, he returned to school. As part of Biram's philosophy of education, in 1937 he implemented compulsory Hagam training for girls in the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, laying the foundation for recruitment of women in the Haganah , and later the Israel Defense Forces . In 1948, he resigned his post as principal, and on his 75th birthday, he authored

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