Prof. Joseph Bodenheimer, former president of the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) and a world-renowned expert in the field of electro-optics, was recently named as one of the recipients of this year’s Yakir Yerushalayim citizenship prize from the Jerusalem Municipality. Bodenheimer will receive the prize from Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon during a ceremony onJerusalem Day, which is celebrated this year on June 2. Today, JCT’s haredi graduates attain an 89-percent employment rate, far exceeding the roughly 50-percent employment rate for haredi men nationwide. Meanwhile, the college’s Reuven Surkis Program for Students from the Ethiopian Community produces a 95-percent employment rate for its graduates. That is why the Yakir Yerushalayim award is such a fitting tribute to Prof. Bodenheimer’s legacy.”

Source: Ethiopian News April 30, 2019 13:41 UTC