Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, based in Jerusalem, was established in 1961 by the State of Israel to foster contact between Israeli scholars in the sciences and humanities and create a think tank for advising the government on research projects of national importance. Its members include many of Israel's most distinguished scholars.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with the current and the former presidents of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Entrance to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Council for Higher Education in Israel.
The garden of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Statue of Albert Einstein in the academy garden, replica of the 1979 monument located at the US National Academy of Sciences.
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