David Yellin College

David Yellin College
Official Award medal, 5744-1983

In the year 1913, David Yellin founded a new seminar in the Hebrew language. Until the present quarters were built, meetings were held on a rocky area outside the Old City. The name given to the institution was the "Academy for Hebrew Teachers", which was to emphasize the uniqueness of the Hebrew language and its spirit. The Academy for Hebrew Teachers became a viable center of the public and Hebrew cultural life of Jerusalem and its environs. David Yellin and Ben Zion Dinur collaborated on formulating the academic framework of the institution which became a guiding light for those following them.

Obverse: The portraits of David Yellin and Ben Zion Dinur, the pioneer directors of the Hebrew teachers college in Jerusalem. The inscription: Ben Zion Dinur 1884-1973: David Yellin 1864-1941 in Hebrew and English.

Reverse: The college building and the inscription in Hebrew and English: "The David Yellin Teachers' College"1913-1983.

Edge: The Corporation's emblem and initials IGCMC - in Hebrew and English.

Designer: Obverse - Ofer Grosman Reverse - Zeev Lippman

Mint: Hecht