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Bonei Zion Prize

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Bonei Zion Prize
Awarded forAwarded annually to formally recognize the achievements of outstanding Anglo immigrants and their contribution to the State of Israel.
CountryIsrael
Presented byNefesh B'Nefesh nonprofit organization
First awarded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Websitehttps://www.boneizion.org.il/ Edit this on Wikidata

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Bonei Zion Prize". Nefesh B'Nefesh. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ SOKOL, SAM (5 April 2016). "WINNERS OF SYLVAN ADAMS NEFESH B'NEFESH BONEI ZION AWARD ANNOUNCED". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Bonei Zion Prize recipients announced". Arutz Sheva. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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