▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁imm igr ant ▁population ▁in ▁Israel . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁She v ah , ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁British ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁pilot , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁uncle ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Heb rew ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁after ▁G ymnas ia ▁Herz li ya . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁Hope ▁farm , ▁founded ▁by ▁Cl or inda ▁S . ▁Minor ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁buildings ▁is ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Gen ia ▁A ver buch . ▁▁ ▁She v ah ▁was ▁initially ▁a ▁voc ational ▁school ▁teaching ▁tr ades ▁such ▁as ▁cabinet ▁making , ▁electric ity , ▁mechan ics ▁and ▁sheet ▁metal ▁works . ▁As ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁such ▁schools ▁decl ined , ▁it ▁became ▁an ▁academic ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁with ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁mass ▁imm igration ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁She v ah ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁educational ▁approach ▁to ▁help ▁Russian ▁young sters ▁from ▁falling ▁behind ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁language ▁bar rier . ▁Int ensive ▁Heb rew ▁language ▁classes ▁were ▁organized ▁based ▁on ▁prof ic iency ▁in ▁Heb rew ▁rather ▁than ▁age , ▁and ▁a ▁program ▁for ▁parents ▁was ▁developed ▁that ▁included ▁Heb rew ▁language ▁studies , ▁Jewish ▁history ▁and ▁culture . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0