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View of Downtown Cleveland Skyline, taken from the Superior Viaduct. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

‘Cleveland Jewish News’ named by AP as best Ohio newspaper for its size

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The Associated Press has named The Cleveland Jewish News the best Ohio newspaper for outlets with a daily circulation of 8,000 to 11,999. In total, The Cleveland Jewish News captured 18 awards, including six first-place awards. The AP announced the winners on March...
CEO of Mobileye and co-founder of OrCam Amnon Shashua. Credit: Heinz Troll European Patent Office.

Israeli leader in artificial intelligence earns $1 million Dan David Prize

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Israeli tech leader Amnon Shashua will be awarded the 2020 Dan David Prize for his contributions to the field of artificial intelligence (AI) as CEO of Mobileye and co-founder of OrCam, a tech company...
Professor Verad Noam. Credit: Tel Aviv University.

Tel Aviv professor becomes first woman to receive Israel Prize in Talmudic studies

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Professor Vered Noam, head of the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology at Tel Aviv University, has become the first woman to be awarded the annual Israel Prize for Talmudic studies, it was announced...
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Chemi Peres, in father’s tradition, wins innovation award

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GUTERSLOH, Germany (Press Release) — The 2020 Reinhard Mohn Prize on “Fostering Innovation. Unlocking Potential” is being awarded by the Bertelsmann Stiftung to Nechemia (“Chemi”) Peres, Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and...
Movie director Sam Mendes. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish director Sam Mendes wins two Golden Globes for World War I film ‘1917’

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Jewish director Sam Mendes won big at the 77th annual Golden Globes on Sunday night in Los Angeles, taking home two honors for his World War I epic “1917.” After Mendes won the award for...
“Goren,” displayed at Japan’s Spiral Arts Center, 2019. Photo courtesy of Hansen House Jerusalem.

Israeli wheat exhibit stirs up big emotions in Tokyo

Who would have thought an exhibit about wheat could be so emotional? An Israeli installation titled “Goren” won first prize—the Big Emotions Award—as part of the Jerusalem Design Week delegation at Design Art Tokyo 2019 in October. Visitors to the...
British Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Sacha Baron Cohen to receive award for use of comedy to expose racism, anti-Semitism

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British Jewish actor Sacha Baron Cohen will receive the International Leadership Award by the Anti-Defamation League for his use of comedy to expose racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, The Jewish Chronicle reported on Tuesday. The actor, comedian and...
NCSEJ chairman Daniel Rubin and CEO Mark Levin present the Torch of Liberty award to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyk Borisov. They are joined by Israel Ambassador Yoram Elron; U.S. Ambassador Herro Mustafa; Julia Dandolova, CEO of Shalom, the Organization of the Jews of Bulgaria; and the NCSEJ leadership delegation. Credit: NCSEJ.

Bulgarian prime minister receives European Jewry organization’s highest award

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National Coalition for Supporting European Jewry chairman Daniel Rubin and CEO Mark Levin presented the organization’s highest award to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. It comes “in recognition of his visionary leadership in foreign affairs...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Credit: European University Institute/Flickr.

US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg wins $1 million prize for social-justice work

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Jewish U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was awarded $1 million to give to charitable organizations of her choice for her contributions to social justice and gender equality, it was announced on Wednesday. Ginsburg, 86, won the 2019 Berggruen...
An Emmy Award. Credit: TCNJ.

Israeli documentary about hunting, breeding, wildlife conservation wins Emmy

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An Israeli documentary won an Emmy for Outstanding Nature Documentary at the 2019 News and Documentary Emmys, which were announced in New York earlier this week. “Trophy” examines the controversial sport of animal hunting, breeding and wildlife...