Hebrew University launches new English-taught undergrad program to attract Jewish students from the U.S.

(JTA) - Early in her senior year in high school in Washington D.C., Elie Ravitz-Basser realized that the Israel-Gaza war would upend her college plans.

"I applied to four universities in the United States early in the fall, but everything changed after October 7," she said. "At that point, I decided to attend college only in Israel, surrounded by people who share my Jewish values."

Ravitz-Basser is set to start her bachelor's degree this fall in Jerusalem, pursuing a double major in English and Liberal Arts at Hebrew University's Rothberg International School. She'll be part of a brand-new, th...