THE JEFF SEIDEL STUDENT CENTER SERVING
For Rothberg International Students
Jeff Seidel Student Center
14 Lechi St, Jerusalem
*The Jeff Seidel’s Student Centers are in no way affiliated with Hebrew University and is not empowered to act and/or represent itself as acting on behalf of Hebrew University in any matter whatsoever.
Max Steinberg
Israel Public Diplomacy Program
Students who attend weekly will receive a stipend!
Programs for Students at Hebrew University
For Rothberg International Students
At our Jeff Seidel Centers serving Hebrew University Students, we are BUSY! We have a daily stream of students visiting our offices, using our laundromat, connecting with friends, joining one of our many programs, or accessing a prayer book. Here are some of the programs that we offer:
Meet Our Staff
Ari & Avigail Nathan
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
Ari is a director at Jeff Seidel’s Student Center by Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A native Israeli, born in Jerusalem, Ari’s mission is to share with students from around the world the love for Judaism and Israel. As someone with parents from Chicago and LA living in Israel Ari grew up in a diverse and multicultural home.
Ari finished high school in Denver, Colorado and got his bachelor’s degree in Talmudic Law at YTC Denver. He moved back to Israel, and currently lives in Jerusalem with his wife and 3 children.
Student Center Services
- Laundry Service
- Computer Lounge with Printers
- Free Wifi
Contact Us
JSC
Jerusalem
Ari & Avigail Nathan
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
Jeff Seidel
JSC
Jerusalem
Student Center Services
- Laundry Service
- Computer Lounge with Printers
- Free Wifi
Contact Us
Ari & Avigail Nathan
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
Jeff Seidel
George Deek is an Arab-Israeli diplomat. In 2018, Deek was appointed Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan. He is the first Israeli Arab Christian to become an ambassador. Deek grew up in an Eastern Orthodox Christian family in the Ajami neighborhood of Jaffa, in a building where the other tenants included Muslims, Catholics, Jews and a Catholic priest of Jewish ancestry.[2][3] His father, who worked as a tax advisor,[3] was one of the leaders of the Christian community in Jaffa who served as chairman of the Orthodox Association, and was considered a well-known and popular figure in the city until in 2015 a square was inaugurated in his memory in Jaffa in the presence of Mayor Ron Huldai.[4] According to Deek, his grandparents fled to Lebanon for safety when the 1947–1949 Palestine war, having been told that the Jews would slaughter them if they remained in their homes, but expecting to return home once Arab armies defeated the Jews.[3] According to Deek, when the war ended, his grandparents felt that they had been “deceived”, and decided to return illegally to their home in Jaffa rather than remaining in Lebanon as refugees. Since reentering the country was illegal, Deek’s grandfather, an electrician, was arrested and jailed.
