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GROUNDBREAKING
Mazal tov - JCT breaks ground on its new Tal Campus for into the workforce, and combating the unacceptable
women, marking a notable academic and socioeconomic levels of poverty in Jerusalem. The new Tal Campus will
milestone for the city of Jerusalem. operate as the fulcrum of this socio-economic revolution.”
The stunning ceremony was attended by public dignitaries, | I F THESE STONES COULD TALK: FROM GROUNDBREAKING
masters of industry, and some very dear friends of JCT TO TUNNEL TOURS
who flew in from all over for the special occasion. The
groundbreaking ceremony highlighted how the $100 The road to this momentous groundbreaking was long
million Tal Campus project amplifies JCT’s decades-long and winding, and its celebration was extended into the
role in bolstering the Israeli capital’s economic and cultural next day when JCT invited some of its most dedicated
footprint. supporters to a VIP tour of the Kotel tunnels.
“Sadly, for too long, we have not appreciated what you Together with our experienced guide we explored the
at JCT have always known,” Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Great Bridge Route the newest excavation open to the
Lion said. “For too long, the religious women of Jerusalem, public after 150 years of development and preservation.
have not had the facilities they deserve to study and gain This unique and fascinating route follows beneath the
qualifications. [Yet] this important community is already tremendous bridge that led to the Temple during the
becoming the rosh pina, the cornerstone of Jerusalem’s Second Temple period. The route passes exciting sites and
high-tech economy.” findings from the Second Temple period and includes a
look at a new exposure of the Western Wall.
“Part of JCT’s mission has been to identify pressing
socioeconomic needs in Israeli society, which in the past Following the tour we enjoyed a delicious lunch at Luciana
has included integration of Russian and Ethiopian students Restaurant in Mamilla, where we were honored to hear
over the decades. And now, we are at the forefront Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum speak
of Haredi integration,” said JCT Vice President Stuart passionately on the future of women in high-tech.
Hershkowitz. “The new Tal Campus expansion will allow us
to integrate Haredi women in a state-of-the-art facility. In the afterglow of the tremendously successful and
We are simultaneously empowering religious women to energetic Tal Campus groundbreaking, we were left
shatter stereotypes of their lagging interest in science and inspired by the stones of the past, their revival and lasting
technology, igniting an ongoing wave of Haredi integration impact, and the promise of a sustainabl Jewish future.
JCT supporters from l-r:
Helene and Robbie Rothenberg,
Frimette and Murray Forman,
Dr. Judith and Hanoch Shamian,
Stuart Hershkowitz,
Ruth Brandt-Spitzer,
Henry and Atta Zieleniec,
Morry and Judy Weiss,
Jerry Klasner
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