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.
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/ |
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
Prize recipients | |||||||||
Year | Culture, Art & Sports | Young Leadership | Science & Medicine | Israel Advocacy | Business & Technology | Education | Community & Non-profit | Lifetime Achievement | Global Impact |
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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.