A 10,000-tree forest was planted Tuesday in honor of veteran Israeli educator, Baruch Ben-Yehuda, former headmaster of the prestigious “Herzliya” high school in Tel Aviv. The trees form part of a larger “forest of teachers and pupils” near Maale Hahamisha, outside Jerusalem. The trees honoring Ben-Yehuda were planted with funds collected from pupils around the country.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
