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The Challenge
Kiryat Bialik is a city that is located north of Haifa. It is one of the five Krayot (plural of Kirya). Kiryat Bialik together with Kiryat Yam, Kiryat Motzkin, Kyriat Ata and Kiryat Haim form a cluster of cities in the Haifa Bay area. The city is named after the poet Hayim Nahman Bialik, who was one of the pioneers of Modern Hebrew poetry.
Educational and social needs of Ethiopian-Israeli youth in Kiryat Bialik
Many Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia, the former Soviet Union, and Argentina have settled in this Krayot suburb of Haifa. 37,000 citizens are settled in this town, 770 of which are Ethiopians. 113 of these Ethiopian-Israelis are between 13 and 18 years old. In Kiryat Bialik:
• Around 110 new immigrant families arrived in 2011;
• There are nearly 300 Ethiopian-Israeli families living in this city;
• 25.8% of the population is younger than 19 years old;
• Many families cannot support their children with curricular-educative activities, because they face economic difficulties;
• Many Ethiopian-Israelis have lower academic achievement than other Jews in this town.