History
More than 70 years ago, a couple of Jerusalem doctors, Dr. Malka-Mali and Dr. Avraham Spighel, immigrant Zionists from Germany, initiated the establishment of the “Akim Association”. Akim was founded together with a handful of friends from Jerusalem, most of whom were like The Spighel couple, parents of children with special needs.
To this day, the association provides children and adults with developmental disabilities with a comprehensive and diverse package of services that suits the needs of each and every one of them.
The Spighel Family established Akim in Jerusalem
The inauguration of “Beit Hariga,” the first sheltered workplace
The inauguration of the “Edy Shor” kindergarten for children ages 3-6
Opening of the “Rachel Strauss House“
School for adolescents with intellectual disabilities
The inauguration of “Beit Yulia” Israel’s first community hostel for 24 adults with intellectual disabilities
The inauguration of “observed classrooms” for children with developmental delays
The opening ceremony of “Roof for the Retarded Child”
Wife of the President of the State Mrs. Rachel Shazar with Dr. Mali Spighel
The inauguration of the “Hatena” school for children in need of nursing care
Magen Hostel Opening Ceremony
The inauguration of the Model Apartments program
The inauguration of the after-school program in the recreation center, the after-school program for children with disabilities
The inauguration of the first apartment to integrate men and women. Afterwards, 18 additional apartments were opened
The inauguration of the Center to Support Families, a program for home-based assistance
The inauguration of the Ben Yehuda after-school program
The renovation and the enhanced accessibility of the Rachel Straus Center
