SettingsIsrael Prize for special contribution to society and the State recipients
Al Schwimmer
Adolph "Al" Schwimmer (אל שווימר; 10 June 1917 – 10 June 2011) was an American-born Israeli businessman who was the founder and first CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries.
Adolph "Al" Schwimmer (אל שווימר; 10 June 1917 – 10 June 2011) was an American-born Israeli businessman who was the founder and first CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries.
Amin Tarif
Amin Tarif (أمين طريف Hebrew: אמין טריף, born 1898, died October 2, 1993) was the qadi, or spiritual leader, of the Druze in Israel from 1928 till his death in 1993.
Amin Tarif (أمين طريف Hebrew: אמין טריף, born 1898, died October 2, 1993) was the qadi, or spiritual leader, of the Druze in Israel from 1928 till his death in 1993.
Amotz Zahavi
Amotz Zahavi (אמוץ זהבי) (born 1928 in Petah Tikva) is an Israeli evolutionary biologist, a Professor Emeritus at the Zoology Department of Tel Aviv University, and one of the founders of the So...
Amotz Zahavi (אמוץ זהבי) (born 1928 in Petah Tikva) is an Israeli evolutionary biologist, a Professor Emeritus at the Zoology Department of Tel Aviv University, and one of the founders of the So...
Arie Eliav
Arie "Lova" Eliav, born Lev Lipschitz,, was an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset.
Arie "Lova" Eliav, born Lev Lipschitz,, was an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset.
Aryeh Eliav
Arie "Lova" Eliav, born Lev Lipschitz (אריה "לובה" אליאב), (21 November 1921 – 30 May 2010), was an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset.
Arie "Lova" Eliav, born Lev Lipschitz (אריה "לובה" אליאב), (21 November 1921 – 30 May 2010), was an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset.
Avraham Elimelech Firer
Rabbi Avraham Elimelech Firer , chairman and founder of the "Ezra LeMarpeh" Association since 1979.
Rabbi Avraham Elimelech Firer , chairman and founder of the "Ezra LeMarpeh" Association since 1979.
Avraham Herzfeld
Avraham Herzfeld (אברהם הרצפלד, 5 June 1891 – 30 August 1973) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.
Avraham Herzfeld (אברהם הרצפלד, 5 June 1891 – 30 August 1973) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.
Bethsabée de Rothschild
Baroness Bethsabée de Rothschild, b. September 23, 1914 in London, d. April 20, 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel, was a philanthropist, a patron of dance, and member of the Rothschild banking family.
Baroness Bethsabée de Rothschild, b. September 23, 1914 in London, d. April 20, 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel, was a philanthropist, a patron of dance, and member of the Rothschild banking family.
Development town
Development town (עיירת פיתוח, Ayarat Pitu'ah) is a term used to refer to the new settlements that were built in Israel during the 1950s in order to expand the population of the country's pe...
Development town (עיירת פיתוח, Ayarat Pitu'ah) is a term used to refer to the new settlements that were built in Israel during the 1950s in order to expand the population of the country's pe...
Esther Levit
Esther Levit won the Israel Prize in 1977 for her special contribution to society.
Esther Levit won the Israel Prize in 1977 for her special contribution to society.
Golda Meir
Golda Meir was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.
Golda Meir was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.
Haim Gvati
Haim Gvati (חיים גבתי, born 29 January 1901, died 19 October 1990) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.
Haim Gvati (חיים גבתי, born 29 January 1901, died 19 October 1990) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.
Helena Kagan
Helena Kagan was a physician, an Israeli pioneer in pediatrics, who was responsible for the expansion of health care in Israel.
Helena Kagan was a physician, an Israeli pioneer in pediatrics, who was responsible for the expansion of health care in Israel.
Hesder
Hesder (in Hebrew: "arrangement"; or Yeshivat Hesder ישיבת הסדר) is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces, ...
Hesder (in Hebrew: "arrangement"; or Yeshivat Hesder ישיבת הסדר) is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces, ...
Hugo Bergmann
Samuel (Schmuel) Hugo Bergman(n), or Samuel Bergman (Hebrew: שמואל הוגו ברגמן; born: December 25, 1883, Prague, died: June 18, 1975, Jerusalem) was a German and Israeli Jewish philosopher.
Samuel (Schmuel) Hugo Bergman(n), or Samuel Bergman (Hebrew: שמואל הוגו ברגמן; born: December 25, 1883, Prague, died: June 18, 1975, Jerusalem) was a German and Israeli Jewish philosopher.
Israel Exploration Society
The Israel Exploration Society was founded in 1914 as the Society for the Reclamation of Antiquities, then renamed the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society.
The Israel Exploration Society was founded in 1914 as the Society for the Reclamation of Antiquities, then renamed the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society.
Israel Polack
Israel Polack (ישראל פולק; 1909-1993) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian, Chilean and Israeli textile industrialist.
Israel Polack (ישראל פולק; 1909-1993) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian, Chilean and Israeli textile industrialist.
Israel Tal
Israel Tal, also known as Talik, was an Israel Defense Forces general known for his knowledge of tank warfare and for leading the development of Israel's Merkava tank.
Israel Tal, also known as Talik, was an Israel Defense Forces general known for his knowledge of tank warfare and for leading the development of Israel's Merkava tank.
Miriam Ben-Porat
Miriam Ben-Porat מרים בן פורת, née Shinezon is an Israeli jurist.
Miriam Ben-Porat מרים בן פורת, née Shinezon is an Israeli jurist.
Moshe-Zvi Neria
Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria (משה צבי נריה, born 1913, died 12 December 1995) was an Israeli educator and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party between 1969 ...
Rabbi Moshe-Zvi Neria (משה צבי נריה, born 1913, died 12 December 1995) was an Israeli educator and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party between 1969 ...
Neot Kedumim
Neot Kedumim (נאות קדומים) is a Biblical garden and nature preserve located near Modi'in, mid-way between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Neot Kedumim (נאות קדומים) is a Biblical garden and nature preserve located near Modi'in, mid-way between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi
Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi (רחל ינאית בן-צבי, born 1886, died 16 November 1979) was an Israeli author and educator, and a leading Labor Zionist.
Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi (רחל ינאית בן-צבי, born 1886, died 16 November 1979) was an Israeli author and educator, and a leading Labor Zionist.
Rivka Guber
Rivka Guber was an Israeli social worker and pioneer, and a recipient of the Israel Prize.
Rivka Guber was an Israeli social worker and pioneer, and a recipient of the Israel Prize.
Sara Stern-Katan
Sara Stern-Katan (שרה שטרן-קטן, born 4 June 1919, died 23 September 2001) was an Israeli social worker and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party betwe...
Sara Stern-Katan (שרה שטרן-קטן, born 4 June 1919, died 23 September 2001) was an Israeli social worker and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party betwe...
Shaul Avigur
Shaul Avigur (שאול אביגור; 1899 – 1978) was a founder of the Israeli Intelligence Community.
Shaul Avigur (שאול אביגור; 1899 – 1978) was a founder of the Israeli Intelligence Community.
Shlomo Hillel
Shlomo Hillel (שלמה הלל, born 23 April 1923) is an Iraqi-born Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Knesset, Minister of Police and Minister of Internal Affairs.
Shlomo Hillel (שלמה הלל, born 23 April 1923) is an Iraqi-born Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Knesset, Minister of Police and Minister of Internal Affairs.
Simcha Holtzberg
Simcha Holtzberg (sometimes spelled Holzberg) (Hebrew: שמחה הולצברג, April 18, 1924 – February 13, 1994) was an Israeli activist and Holocaust survivor.
Simcha Holtzberg (sometimes spelled Holzberg) (Hebrew: שמחה הולצברג, April 18, 1924 – February 13, 1994) was an Israeli activist and Holocaust survivor.
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, or SPNI, is an Israeli non-profit environmental organization working to preserve plants, animals, and natural environments that represen...
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, or SPNI, is an Israeli non-profit environmental organization working to preserve plants, animals, and natural environments that represen...
Stef Wertheimer
Stef Wertheimer is a German-born Israeli entrepreneur and industrialist, a former Member of the Knesset, and is well known for founding industrial parks in Israel and neighboring countries.
Stef Wertheimer is a German-born Israeli entrepreneur and industrialist, a former Member of the Knesset, and is well known for founding industrial parks in Israel and neighboring countries.
Tal Brody
Tal Brody is an American-Israeli former basketball player, and current Goodwill Ambassador of Israel, who lives in Israel.
Tal Brody is an American-Israeli former basketball player, and current Goodwill Ambassador of Israel, who lives in Israel.
Teddy Kollek
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek was mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation.
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek was mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation.
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.
Yehoshua Rozin
Yehoshua Rozin was an Israeli basketball coach.
Yehoshua Rozin was an Israeli basketball coach.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual and polymath known for his outspoken opinions on Judaism, ethics, religion and politics.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual and polymath known for his outspoken opinions on Judaism, ethics, religion and politics.
Yisrael Meir Lau
Yisrael (Israel) Meir Lau (ישראל מאיר לאו; born 1 June 1937 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland) is the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel, and Chairman of Yad Vashem.
Yisrael (Israel) Meir Lau (ישראל מאיר לאו; born 1 June 1937 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland) is the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel, and Chairman of Yad Vashem.
Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir is a former Israeli politician, the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, in 1983–84 and 1986–92.
Yitzhak Shamir is a former Israeli politician, the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, in 1983–84 and 1986–92.
Zerach Warhaftig
Rabbi Dr. Zerach Warhaftig (זרח ורהפטיג, Yiddish: זרח ווארהאפטיק, also spelt Zerah Wahrhaftig, Zorach Warhaftig or Zérach Varhaftig, 2 February 1906 - 26 September 2002) was an...
Rabbi Dr. Zerach Warhaftig (זרח ורהפטיג, Yiddish: זרח ווארהאפטיק, also spelt Zerah Wahrhaftig, Zorach Warhaftig or Zérach Varhaftig, 2 February 1906 - 26 September 2002) was an...