Israel Prize
World WIZO chairperson Anita Friedman paid tribute to her as “a courageous and inspiring leader who was the beating heart of WIZO.”
Traditionally held in Jerusalem, this year’s ceremony will take place in Sderot.
Cochav Elkayam-Levy has been awarded the Jewish state’s top honor for her work to raise global awareness regarding Hamas’s Oct. 7 crimes.
He was an “archaeology giant” and a “modern-day king of Hazor,” say colleagues.
Israel Prize laureate welcomes granddaughter same weekend IDF kills terrorist behind son’s death
“Out of destruction, a new life grows,” Miriam Peretz wrote on Facebook announcing the birth.
“Occasionally, I’ll meet editors there or famous illustrators, in which I case I get their autographs. It’s a big, exciting event,” says Shirley Waisman, a book illustrator and a coordinator of the Israel chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
Professor Oded Goldreich’s attorney, Michael Sfard, pronounced the result “a wretched decision that continues the trend of criminalizing left-wing positions.”
The Israel Police has opened an investigation into Yehuda Meshi Zahav, one of the country’s most respected figures, who has denied all accusations against him.
ZAKA founder to receive Israel Prize for lifetime achievement
Yehuda Meshi Zahav said the award is “not only mine but belongs to the thousands of volunteers in Israel and around the world who dedicate their lives to helping others, saving lives and honoring the dead.”
Israel Prize announces two University of Haifa professors as 2021 winners
Ariela Lowenstein was tapped for work in sociology and criminology, and Nitza Ben Dov for the study of Hebrew literature.
He published more than two dozen books, including several that were translated into other languages, and won a number of international prizes.
Israeli author and intellectual Amos Oz dies at age 79
He earned numerous awards, including the Israel Prize, France’s Prix Femina and Officier des Arts et Lettres, Italy’s Primo Levi Prize and the Frankfurt Peace Prize.
