- Beit Berl
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name =Beit Berl Academic College
native_name =המכללה האקדמית בית ברל
established =1970
type =Public
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students =7,000
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city =Kfar Saba
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country =Israel
campus =Rural
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website = [http://www.beitberl.ac.il/ www.beitberl.ac.il/]Beit Berl ( _he. בֵּית בֶּרְל, "lit." Berl House) is a village and the largest academic college in
Israel , in relation not only to the number of students (approximately 7,000), but also in relation to the range of programs it offers. Located on the outskirts ofKfar Saba , it falls under the jurisdiction ofDrom HaSharon Regional Council . In 2006 it had a permanent population of 260.History
Beit Berl was named after
Berl Katznelson , the spiritual leader of the Labor movement in Mandate Palestine. The cornerstone was laid on21 August 1946 and was used as an area base for theHaganah forces, and later by theIsrael Defense Forces .Beit Berl was established in the 1970s, on what had been the training institute for teachers, youth leaders, kibbutz members and immigrant youth, that had been active at the location since the end of the 1940s.
The college received its first permit in 1979 and two years later it gained academic recognition for its junior high school and informal education courses. It was primarily a teacher training college under supervision of the Ministry of Education. The Ministry amalgamated other frameworks of training for teachers from the central area of Israel, such as: The Arab Teacher and Kindergarten Teacher Training Institute, The Art Teachers Training College, The Agricultural Teacher Training College, The Technology Teacher Training Institute, The Academic Teacher Training Institute, and The Schein Teachers Seminar. In 1987 it was granted full recognition for all its specializations.
External links
* [http://www.beitberl.ac.il/engLinks/LinksPreview.asp?ID=606 College website]
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