Tag: Israel Prize
Hebrew U. expert wins Israel Prize for raising awareness of Hamas atrocities
Cochav Elkayam-Levy has been awarded the Israel Prize in the field of Solidarity (Arvut Hadadit) for her work to raise global awareness and acknowledgement of the crimes committed by Hamas on and following Oct. 7.
Elkayam-Levy,...
Israel Prize laureate welcomes granddaughter same weekend IDF kills terrorist behind son’s death
Israel Prize-winning educator Miriam Peretz welcomed the birth of a granddaughter just a day before the Israel Defense Forces killed the terrorist who was behind the operation that killed one of her children.
“Out of destruction, a new life...
Hebrew Book Week back in full force, even as Israeli literary giant is missed
Books, books and more books—that could be the tagline across Israel as the people celebrate the return of the National Hebrew Book Week, which was sidelined for two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The...
Education minister denies Israel Prize to professor who supports university boycott
Israel’s Minister of Education Yifat Shaha-Biton announced on Thursday that an Israeli professor who signed a petition calling for a boycott of Ariel University Center of Samaria will not receive the Israel Prize.
In doing...
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...
Israel Prize announces two University of Haifa professors as 2021 winners
Two professors from the University of Haifa have been announced recipients of the prestigious 2021 Israel Prize: Professor Ariela Lowenstein for work in the field of sociology and criminology, and Professor Nitza Ben-Dov for...
Israel Prize-winning poet Natan Zach dies at 89
Natan Zach, an Israeli writer who had a major impact on the development of modern Hebrew poetry, died on Friday at the age of 89.
Zach published more than two dozen books, including several that...
Israel’s highest cultural honor to be awarded posthumously to Rona Ramon
Rona Ramon will be posthumously awarded the Israel Prize, the country’s highest cultural honor, announced Education Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday.
Ramon, the wife of the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who perished in the Columbia space...
World-Renowned Israeli Literary Figure Amos Oz Dies at Age 79
Israeli author and intellectual Amos Oz died on Friday at the age of 79.
“My beloved father, Amos Oz, a wonderful family man, an author, a man of peace and moderation, died today peacefully after...
Israel Prize for lifetime achievement to go to veteran politician, bereaved mother
Former Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy and inspirational speaker Miriam Peretz, who lost two sons in battle, were named this week as this year’s recipients of the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement.
The Israel Prize...