{"id":132327,"date":"2026-05-26T11:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/?p=132327"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:01:26","slug":"following-devastation-in-northern-israel-university-of-haifa-launches-60-million-home-again-campaign-for-regional-recovery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/en\/2026\/05\/26\/following-devastation-in-northern-israel-university-of-haifa-launches-60-million-home-again-campaign-for-regional-recovery-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Devastation in Northern Israel, University of Haifa Launches $60 Million \u2018Home Again\u2019 Campaign for Regional Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>It will serve as the blueprint for a long-term rebuilding strategy, ensuring that the recent devastation becomes the foundation for a more resilient nation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following 21 months of relentless attacks on northern Israel, the University of Haifa has launched the \u201cHome Again\u201d campaign, a $60 million initiative to restore and revitalize the north through science, innovation, and data-driven research rooted in community priorities and focused on real-world outcomes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"What Will It Take to Make This Home Again\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U4EQicH7s80?start=3&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What will it take to make this Home Again?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>A Long Road to Recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just one day after the devastating attacks of October 7 sent shockwaves through Israeli society, the tremors of violence rippled northward as Hezbollah rockets shattered the tranquility of the northern region. Suddenly, young families, seniors, farmers, and business owners became refugees in their own country. Now, as a fragile ceasefire offers a measure of hope, these communities are determined to return and rebuild. But the road home is daunting: shuttered businesses, widespread trauma, a weakened educational system, vulnerable seniors reluctant to move back, unresolved compensation disputes, and once-thriving farmlands and natural habitats now lie scorched and polluted.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-119315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Faculty-of-Education_Safra-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Faculty of Education_Safra\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Faculty-of-Education_Safra-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Faculty-of-Education_Safra-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Faculty-of-Education_Safra-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Faculty-of-Education_Safra-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Faculty-of-Education_Safra-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Faculty-of-Education_Safra-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Faculty-of-Education_Safra-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119309\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Government-Press-Office_Saar-Yaacov-scaled.jpg\" alt=\" Government Press Office_Sa'ar Ya'acov\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Government-Press-Office_Saar-Yaacov-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Government-Press-Office_Saar-Yaacov-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Government-Press-Office_Saar-Yaacov-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Government-Press-Office_Saar-Yaacov-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Government-Press-Office_Saar-Yaacov-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Government-Press-Office_Saar-Yaacov-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Government-Press-Office_Saar-Yaacov-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A BUILDING IN NAHARIYA DAMAGED BYA KATYUSHA ROCKET, LAUNCHED FROM SOUTH LEBANON.<br \/>\u00f4\u00e2\u00e9\u00f2\u00fa \u00e8\u00e9\u00ec &#8220;\u00f7\u00e8\u00e9\u00e5\u00f9\u00e4&#8221; \u00ee\u00e3\u00f8\u00e5\u00ed \u00ec\u00e1\u00f0\u00e5\u00ef, \u00f2\u00ec \u00ee\u00e1\u00f0\u00e4 \u00e1\u00f2\u00e9\u00f8 \u00f0\u00e4\u00f8\u00e9\u00e4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Data Driven.<br \/>\nCommunity Rooted.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In response, the University of Haifa launched the Home Again campaign \u2014 a bold effort to help northern communities recover and rebuild. Drawing on deep regional roots and a legacy of public impact, University scholars are turning research into action: restoring lives, healing landscapes, and rebuilding systems with science, compassion, and community at the center. Each initiative is a building block for long-term renewal \u2014 strengthening the whole, one life at a time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-119312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Law-Clinics.png\" alt=\"Law Clinics\" width=\"1603\" height=\"902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Law-Clinics.png 1603w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Law-Clinics-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Law-Clinics-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Law-Clinics-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Law-Clinics-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Law-Clinics-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Law-Clinics-200x113.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1603px) 100vw, 1603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Home Again campaign,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Home-Again-brochure-_july25-l.pdf\">Download Brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please contact<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Gideon Herscher |\u00a0<\/strong>+972-4-824058<strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:gherscher@univ.haifa.ac.il\">gherscher@univ.haifa.ac.il<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Vice President for Transformational Philanthropy and Global Resource Development<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Haifa Launches $60 Million \u2018Home Again\u2019 Campaign for Regional 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