Oranim Academic College

Place in Haifa, Israel

Oranim Academic College

The Oranim college library and arts complex

Oranim Academic College

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Coordinates: 32°46′15″N 35°8′12″E﻿ / ﻿32.77083°N 35.13667°E﻿ / 32.77083; 35.13667
Country| Israel
District| Haifa
Council| Zevulun
Founded| 1951
Population

(2022)[1]

| 116
Website| www.oranim.ac.il

Oranim (Hebrew: אֳרָנִים or אורנים, lit. 'Pines') is a college of education in northern Israel. The college was founded in 1951 by the United Kibbutz Movement. It was named after the small forest of pine trees in the area.[2] It offers BA degrees in a variety of fields in the humanities and social sciences, BSc degrees in a variety of sciences, BEd degrees in kindergarten, elementary and upper school studies, and MEd and MTeach degrees.

## Notable alumni

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* Ruth Calderon, Talmud scholar and politician
* Joshua Sobol (born 1939), playwright, writer, and director

## Notable faculty

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* Ya'acov Dorchin (born 1946), Israeli sculptor and painter
* Miriam Roth (1910–2005), Israeli writer and scholar of children's books, kindergarten teacher, and educator

## See also

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* Oranim Academic College alumni
* Academic staff of Oranim Academic College
* List of universities and colleges in Israel

## References

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1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. ^ Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 61.

## External links

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Zevulun Regional Council

Kibbutzim|

* Kfar HaMaccabi
* Ramat Yohanan
* Sha'ar HaAmakim
* Usha
* Yagur

Moshavim|

* Kfar Bialik
* Kfar Hasidim Alef

Communal settlements|

* Kfar Hasidim Bet
* Nofit

Arab villages|

* Ibtin
* Khawaled
* Ras Ali

Other villages|

* Kfar HaNoar HaDati
* Oranim

See also|

Zvulun Valley

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

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* United States
* Israel
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Other|

* Yale LUX

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