The Harvard of the Middle East -- Hebrew University

Hebrew University is the highest institution of learning in Israel, known as 'The Harvard of the Middle East'. It ranks among the top sixty universities worldwide, with 8 alumni being Nobel laureates. Albert Einstein had a deep connection with Hebrew University, being one of its founders. Before his death in 1955, Einstein bequeathed over 50,000 documents, personal letters, intellectual property rights, and the rights to his name and image to Hebrew University. Now, the university licenses products with Einstein's image for advertising and grants permissions to film companies for programs about Einstein, earning millions of dollars in royalties each year. The university campus is shaded with green trees and blooming flowers. Passing through a small square, there is a spray painting of Einstein riding a bicycle, with an olive tree in the background. A closer look at the text below reveals a profound quote by Einstein, 'Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving,' which means that life, like cycling, requires continuous progress to maintain balance. This can be interpreted personally as the need for change and movement to maintain balance between oneself and the surrounding environment, as well as between inner spirit and material desires. For nations, it means adapting to trends and continuously reforming. On the second floor of the library, in an exhibition hall, there are enlarged versions of maps depicting the Jerusalem area from various historical periods, as seen in the book 'Three Thousand Years of Jerusalem'. Entering a room dedicated to historical science books, one can browse freely, many of which are in Hebrew. In Israel, the official languages are Hebrew and Arabic, but English is also widely used, and most young people are fluent. Most books are about Jewish history, the history of the State of Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian relations... The library and the adjacent university buildings each have plaques acknowledging donations from the XX Foundation or XX individual or XX family, indicating that these buildings were funded by Jewish philanthropists. This is also why, after the establishment of the State of Israel, the country was able to develop rapidly and become a power in the Middle East, with substantial financial backing. Having money for education makes it much easier to improve national quality and development.