Mini Miracles Nursery and Educational Campus - in pictures

  • Mini Miracles is the first Jewish nursery in Dubai. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
    Mini Miracles is the first Jewish nursery in Dubai. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Mini Miracles in Dubai was founded and built by Alec and Sonia Sellem soon after the Abraham Accords were signed in 2020.
    Mini Miracles in Dubai was founded and built by Alec and Sonia Sellem soon after the Abraham Accords were signed in 2020.
  • The small campus hosts a Sunday school where children are taught Jewish history, culture and the Hebrew language.
    The small campus hosts a Sunday school where children are taught Jewish history, culture and the Hebrew language.
  • Mini Miracles, nestled amongst Jumeirah’s residential neighbourhood, has grown from one pupil to 45 since opening.
    Mini Miracles, nestled amongst Jumeirah’s residential neighbourhood, has grown from one pupil to 45 since opening.
  • Rabbi Levi Duchman, Rabbi to the UAE.
    Rabbi Levi Duchman, Rabbi to the UAE.
  • Some of the pupils at Mini Miracles.
    Some of the pupils at Mini Miracles.
  • The nursery follows a British curriculum that incorporates Jewish values.
    The nursery follows a British curriculum that incorporates Jewish values.
  • One pupil during a lesson.
    One pupil during a lesson.
  • More Jewish families have moved to the UAE thanks to its access to Jewish education.
    More Jewish families have moved to the UAE thanks to its access to Jewish education.
  • The Gulf region’s first and only Jewish nursery in Dubai has recorded a 40-fold increase in the number of pupil enrolments in less than two years.
    The Gulf region’s first and only Jewish nursery in Dubai has recorded a 40-fold increase in the number of pupil enrolments in less than two years.