Bonei Zion Prize
| Bonei Zion Prize | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Awarded annually to formally recognize the achievements of outstanding Anglo immigrants and their contribution to the State of Israel. |
| Country | Israel |
| Presented by | Nefesh B'Nefesh nonprofit organization |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Website | https://www.boneizion.org.il/  |
The Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize (Hebrew: פרס בוני ציון; Translation: Builders of Zion Prize) is awarded annually by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization in recognition of the achievements of outstanding Anglo immigrants and their contribution to the State of Israel.
A prize is awarded in each of the following categories: "Culture, Art & Sports", Young Leadership, Science an Medicine, Israel Advocacy, Business & Technology, Education, Community & Non-profit, Lifetime Achievement.[1][2][3]
Prize recipients
[edit]| Year | Culture, Art & Sports | Young Leadership | Science & Medicine | Israel Advocacy | Business & Technology | Education | Community & Non-profit | Lifetime Achievement | Global Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Yaakov Kirschen | Lt. Nira Lee | Professor Jeffrey Hausdorff | Yosef Abramowitz | Rabbanit Malke Bina | Joseph Gitler | Professor Shimon Glick | ||
| 2015 | Asher Weill | Asaf Stein, PhD. | Professor Charles Sprung | Jon Medved | Chana Reifman Zweiter | Rabbi Dr. Seth Farber | Tal Brody | ||
| 2016 | Estelle Friedman | Sahar Elbaz | Prof. Howard (Chaim) Cedar | Scott R. Tobin | Barbara Levin | Dr. Rachel Levmore | Moshe Arens | ||
| 2017 | Yoram Raanan | Scott Neiss, Capt. Libby Weisz | Prof. Ben Koren | Prof. Gerald Steinberg | Rabbi Haim Brovender | Beth Steinberg | Prof. Alice Shalvi, Prof. Eliezer Jaffe | ||
| 2018 | Linda Streit | Major Keren Hajioff | Prof. Marcia Javitt | Arsen Ostrovsky | Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin | Kalman Samuels | Morris Kahn | ||
| 2019 | Danny Hakim | Miriam Ballin | Dr. Ora Paltiel | Michael Dickson | Dr. Beverly Gribetz | Leah Abramowitz | Harold Simon (Smoky) | ||
| 2020 | David Blatt | Zo Flamenbaum | Prof. Deborah Rund | Reuven Asch | Debbie Gross | Avraham Infeld | Dore Gold | ||
| 2021 | Josie Katz | Michal Berman | Dr. Jonathan Rieck | Prof. Daniel Chamovitz | David Marcu | Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper | Micha Odenheimer | ||
| 2022 | Prof. Harry Ben Zion Brand | Asher Fredman | Prof. Arthur I. Eidelman | Rabbi Prof. David Golinkin | Pamela and Aba Claman | Naomi Tsur | Prof. Morris Hartstein |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bonei Zion Prize". Nefesh B'Nefesh. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ SOKOL, SAM (5 April 2016). "WINNERS OF SYLVAN ADAMS NEFESH B'NEFESH BONEI ZION AWARD ANNOUNCED". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 Bonei Zion Prize recipients announced". Arutz Sheva. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- EVANS, ZACK (2 April 2019). "NEFESH B'NEFESH ANNOUNCES BONEI ZION PRIZEWINNERS FOR 2019". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 3 April 2019.