s , ▁ ▁Y akov ▁Maz gan ov , ▁a ▁Russian ▁professor ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁security ▁guard ▁at ▁the ▁school , ▁founded ▁M of et , ▁a ▁night ▁school ▁for ▁Russian ▁imm igr ants ▁that ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁She v ah ▁building ▁after ▁school ▁hours . ▁In ▁turn , ▁this ▁attract ed ▁more ▁Russian ▁Ph . D . s ▁and ▁former ▁profess ors ▁to ▁teach , ▁as ▁they ▁couldn ' t ▁find ▁a ▁job ▁anywhere ▁else , ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁Heb rew ▁knowledge . ▁Event ually ▁a ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁merge ▁She v ah ▁and ▁M of et ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁teachers ▁started ▁teaching ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁school , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁She v ah - M of et . ▁While ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁night ▁school ▁often ▁went ▁on ▁in ▁Russian , ▁all ▁classes ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁school ▁were ▁taught ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁Heb rew . ▁M of et ▁is ▁an ▁ac ron ym ▁containing ▁the ▁words ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁Physics , ▁but ▁also ▁means ▁excell ence . ▁ ▁This ▁gave ▁the ▁school ▁a ▁reputation ▁of ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best , ▁but ▁also ▁disc ou rag ed ▁attend ance ▁from ▁many ▁non - Russ ian ▁students , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Russian - spe aking ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Heb rew - spe aking ▁Israel . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁nick named ▁' L ittle ▁Russia ' ▁by ▁many . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁southern ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁school