Tag: Award
Sami Rohr Prize and National Library of Israel jump-start new literary endeavor
The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the National Library of Israel have announced a new collaboration to promote their shared vision to further cultivate a vibrant international Jewish literary culture and community.
The Sami Rohr...
Watchdog group opens voting for third annual ‘anti-Semite of year’ contest
StopAntisemitism.org is inviting the public to vote in its third annual competition for the world’s “Antisemite of the Year,” a title given to the person who cultivated and propagandized the most hatred against Jews in 2021.
Ten...
Ben-Gurion Day to honor Jewish state’s founding father, host of Israeli achievers
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...
Aliyah minister earns Begin Heritage Center’s award for Israeli leadership
Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tamano-Shata was granted the 2021 Begin Award for Israeli leadership.
Pnina Tamano-Shata has helped paved the way for many women and was appointed to serve as the first member...
Controversial Arab MK wins Israeli TV award
Labor Party Knesset member Ibtisam Mara’ana, whose nomination for the Knesset sparked a legal battle, was named one of the winners of the Israeli Academy for Film and Television’s 2020 awards on Sunday.
The ceremony,...
Rabbi Peter Hyman receives world’s highest Scouting award
Rabbi Peter Hyman was announced as the recipient of the Bronze Wolf Award, the highest Scouting award in the world and the only one given by the World Scout Committee, on March 30. It...
Retired Hungarian gymnast, rabbi among recipients of Hungarian Order of Merit
Two prominent Hungarian Jewish personalities, Ágnes Keleti and Rabbi Shlomo Koves, were among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Hungarian Order of Merit. The winners were announced on March 15, Hungary’s Independence Day.
Gymnast Ágnes...
AJC chief becomes French Legion of Honor Officer
France honored American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris on Monday with the rank of Officer within the order of the Legion of Honor, one of the country’s most prestigious awards, in recognition of his...
ZAKA rescue organization founder to receive Israel Prize for lifetime achievement
Yehuda Meshi Zahav, founder and chairman of ZAKA, was tapped for the 2021 Israel Prize in the category of “Lifetime Achievement and Special Contribution to Society and the State,” Israeli Education Minister Yoav Galant...
Genesis Prize Foundation to honor life and legacy of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
The Genesis Prize Foundation announced plans to honor the late prominent scholar, theologian, philosopher and former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Lord Jonathan Sacks.
In 2020, the foundation for the first time invited the...