Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will commemorate Ben-Gurion Day on Nov. 10 with an awards ceremony attended by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the BGU Marcus Family Campus. On the same day, Americans for Ben-Gurion University will host an interactive virtual tour of David and Paula Ben-Gurion’s retirement home in Sde Boker in the Negev Desert.
The day is an Israeli national holiday that celebrates the life and vision of Israel’s founding father and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.
Herzog will also be briefed about BGU’s Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, named after his late father and former Israel president.
The late Gabriel Tamman, a benefactor of educational initiatives in Israel and abroad, will also be honored, and one of the university’s gates is to be renamed in his memory.
The Beersheva Theater was founded in 1973. CEO Shmulik Yifrach will accept the prize on its behalf.