David Yellin College of Education
Coordinates: 31°46.914′N 35°11.433′E / 31.781900°N 35.190550°E
David Yellin College of Education is an academic teachers college in Jerusalem, Israel established in 1913.
The college is one of the first teacher's colleges in Mandatory Palestine that taught in Hebrew. Known as "Seminar Beit Hakerem" it was situated on a hilltop facing the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hakerem. The college is located on Ma'agal Beit Hamidrash (lit. "School Crescent"), named after the college.
The students of the college helped protect the Jewish targets of Arab terror in the 1929 and 1936–1939 riots, World War II, the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the Six Day War. They played an integral role in the defense and guarding system of Beit Hakerem and other areas in Jerusalem.
Today the college grants academic degrees in a wide number of subjects. The college's 5,000 students represent all groups of Israeli society; Jews (non-religious and religious), Arabs (Muslims and Christians), Druze and Circassians and new immigrants.
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