The Helping Hands Boutique
Ariel’s strength, from past to present, continues to be the community’s availability to help each other out during times of need. Through multi-level projects like the Student Village and Senior Volunteer Initiative, Ariel residents again and again volunteer to reach across age, ethnic, and neighborhood lines to advance the entire city. Ariel’s Pioneering Neighborhood, which […]
Youth Center Equipment Upgrade
Ariel’s Youth Center (AYC) is a community-based after-school environment where teens engage in voluntary and extracurricular activities. The AYC has recently incorporated a new project – Krembo’s Wings – into its programming. Krembo’s Wings is a fully inclusive youth group that integrates both disabled and fully enabled children. Local youth participate in a range of […]
Immigrant Absorption
Ever since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Ariel has been the leader in developing effective Immigrant Absorption programs. As Jews from around the world continue to choose Ariel as their home, the services are made available to give them a healthy start. Today’s Olim (new immigrants) come either directly to Ariel or arriving shortly after […]
Seniors University Program
This year, Ariel University (AU) is excited to expand its programming to include study programs for all ages. Beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, AU will be offering its Seniors to University Program — allowing senior citizens the chance to audit courses from 5 different fields of study. As part of AU’s drive to maximize […]
Young Adult Center
Ariel’s Young Adult Center opened in 2016. The Center, dedicated in honor of Mayor Eli Shaviro’s late wife, Orya Shaviro, provides Ariel’s young adults ages 18-35 with a hub for personal and professional development. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Z8s_F74eE[/embedyt] The YAC’s services span a number of different fields: Parenting, including a club for new mothers and a variety […]
Children’s Well-Being Fund
Ariel’s Department of Education has led an intense revival of standards and achievements over the past several years, but some pupils require special attention. Since 2010, American Friends of Ariel have worked to bring our support for families in need beyond the day-to-day. The Children’s Well-Being Fund, one such initiative, helps tens of children every […]
The WWII Veterans’ Museum
Hundreds of thousands of Jews fought in World War Two for the Red Army of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). As their personal histories fade, Ariel’s education system and Social Services Department have worked together to make sure their memories and service are remembered and respected – through the creation of the Moisey Monosov Heroism […]
Synagogue Enhancement
For 25 years, American Friends of Ariel has been instrumental in providing support for projects in Ariel enhancing Jewish life and heritage – including building and renovating local synagogues. In Ariel, synagogues are not only houses of prayer; they are cornerstones of communal and religious life, and provide a number of neighborhood resources. From prayer […]
Ron Nachman Legacy Center and Ariel Pioneers Museum
Ron Nachman, Ariel’s legendary founding father and longtime mayor, was laid to rest atop the Ariel National Center for Leadership Development, overlooking the city’s residential neighborhoods. The picturesque location, the Nachman family thought, was the perfect spot for a memorial site that would honor Ron’s legacy and celebrate Ariel’s ever-developing history. Located a few feet […]
The Dianne M. Parrotte Emergency Medical Clinic
In December 2015, the long-awaited Emergency Medical Clinic opened in Ariel. The EMC, renamed in June 2018 as the Dianne M. Parrotte Emergency Medical Clinic, has since become a life-saving resource for tens of thousands of residents of Ariel and the surrounding region by providing medical care during nights, weekends, and holidays to patients who […]
