The Technion Timeline
Scroll through to see Technion's 100 years of achievements
The Technion’s history begins in 1901, half a century before the establishment of the State of Israel, in the halls…Read More
The Relief Organization of German Jews, known as the “Ezra” company, was a non-Zionist German-Jewish organization that operated in the…Read More
In 1907, Dr. Paul Nathan, the founder of Ezra, toured the Land of Israel and visited the schools established by…Read More
After thinking for a long time about the location of the establishment of the technical school, Dr. Paul Nathan decided…Read More
The board of trustees of the Technion is also known as the “Curatorium.” Its responsibilities include budgetary decisions, the appointment…Read More
After a visit to Palestine, American Jewish businessman and philanthropist Jacob Schiff decided to donate one hundred thousand dollars to…Read More
David Wissotzky, son of the founder of the Wissotzky Tea Company, Kalonimus Ze’ev Wissotzky, donated 100,000 rubles from a special…Read More
In June 1908, the land purchase deal was signed. After deliberations, an area of 46 dunams was chosen. Ephraim Cohn,…Read More
Prof. Alexander Baerwald was a Jewish-German architect and painter, one of the founders of the Faculty of Architecture at the…Read More
After the donation of the Wissotzky Foundation to the Technion, a fund was opened for the donation of other organizations.…Read More
Obtaining the “Ferman” – in 1911, the “Ezra” company, through attorney Asher Malach, was able to obtain the required construction…Read More
In 1909, Jewish architect Alexander Baerwald was asked to come up with a first plan for the new building. He…Read More
Following the decision of the Technikum Board of Trustees to teach Hebrew at the Technion for only two hours a…Read More
The Technikum buildings were used by various occupying armies during the war. Initially, they served the Turkish army during World…Read More
In October 1909, the Prussian architect Alexander Baerwald was asked to design the initial plans for the new building. Baerwald,…Read More
The workshop building after its completion, behind the water tower and the mule path to the top of Mount Carmel.…Read More
During his only visit to the Land of Israel, on February 11th, 1923, Prof. Albert Einstein toured the workshops of…Read More
The development of technical and scientific opportunities for the Jewish people, and particularly for the new Technikum, was a cause…Read More
In front of the building, the well-kept Technion garden was established, which over the years hosted various celebrations and events.…Read More