Wikimedia Israel, in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation—best known for its flagship project, Wikipedia, the world’s largest free encyclopedia—fosters the creation and accessibility of free, reliable knowledge. At the same time, it encourages critical consumption of information, both for and by Israeli society.
We promote the creation of free content on Wikipedia by leading writing courses and guiding unique educational programs in Hebrew and Arabic, in schools and academic institutions.
We actively support communities that create and share free content on Wikipedia by building capacities, developing knowledge, offering tools, encouraging competitions, and promoting community meetups.
We establish collaborations with cultural institutions, media outlets, social organizations, and NGOs to promote content creation, accessibility of knowledge, and critical engagement with information.
We encourage active citizenship and contributions to free knowledge, while fostering critical thinking about information consumption—on Wikipedia and beyond.
Our writing courses are a fascinating opportunity to explore new topics you’ve always been curious about, or to share the knowledge you’ve accumulated with a broad and diverse audience. Writing on Wikipedia requires adherence to established guidelines, and our courses provide the necessary tools to integrate smoothly into this important project.
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Vedi, Wikipedia editor
Want to transform your students from consumers of knowledge to creators of knowledge? The “Students Write Wikipedia” program invites students to develop essential 21st-century skills, such as digital literacy, critical thinking, and source-based writing. As part of the program, students write and publish completely new encyclopedia articles!
The program is recognized by the Ministry of Education and is included in the GEFEN system.
Kobi Schwarzbord,
Teacher at Leo Baeck Education Center
This program offers lecturers the opportunity to integrate Wikipedia writing as an academic assignment in semester-long or year-long courses. Students write or expand articles through research, presenting accessible content and citing sources. We provide close support throughout—from article selection to final publication. The result is a relevant and impactful academic task that also benefits society.
Prof. Dan Mishmar,
Lecturer at Ben-Gurion University
The new enjoyable educational game is the result of a cooperation between HIT’s Faculty of Instructional Technologies and Wikimedia Israel The Conception of the Idea The Faculty of Instructional Technologies at Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) asked Wikimedia Israel to come up with proposals for its students’ graduation project, with
Summary: History students at the Kibbutzim College of Education researched and wrote about archival pictures on Wikimedia Commons. This is a new form of collaboration between Wikimedia Israel and an academic institution. Working on Commons has advantages when it comes to original research. Background: In November 2018 Wikimedia Israel (WMIL)
Writing about the Holocaust on Wikipedia: an intergenerational project Today, January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Each year on this date we commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. Wikimedia Israel’s partners and volunteers, ranging from 8th graders in schools to senior citizens,
The following post about our activity in academia was published on Wikimedia Foundation’s international blog: Assigning Wikipedia as a classroom assignment is a difficult proposition. The idea of integrating the encyclopedia into a curriculum has been stigmatized for many years, and it can be complicated to ensure that students’ work
As a nonprofit organization, Wikimedia Israel depends on donations to continue its work. Your support helps ensure the sustainability of Wikipedia—the world’s largest free encyclopedia—train a new generation of contributors, and lead innovative projects that promote reliable, accessible knowledge. Every donation brings us closer to a world where knowledge is free and accessible to all. Your contribution matters!
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