Jerusalem Prize

The woman behind Melabev: Leah Abramowitz, powerhouse Israeli who transformed eldercare

The Magazine recently met with Leah Abramowitz at her home to talk about her life since retiring from Melabev in 2008.

|ByLEAH HAKIMIAN
LEAH ABRAMOWITZ – born Lotte Froelich in Germany in 1935 – was recognized as a 2008 Yakir Yerushalayim.
MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ at Kibbutz Be’eri last week.

Why Jerusalem Int'l Book Forum Prize winner Michel Houellebecq is drawn to Israel

Acclaimed French writer Michel Houellebecq accepts Jerusalem Prize at Mishkenot Sha’ananim days after visiting Kibbutz Be’eri.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
ZFA President Jeremy Leibler, WZO representative Gusti Yehoshua Braverman, former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Zionism Victoria President Yossi Goldfarb.

At Jerusalem prize ceremony, Daniel Andrews demands accountability for antisemitism

Recipient of Jerusalem Prize, Former Victorian premier Andrews: “If people won’t speak out against antisemitism - defund them.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
"Together we will win," reads a skyscraper in Tel Aviv

Jerusalem Unity Prize to be awarded on 10th anniversary of murder of kidnapped yeshiva students

The prize categories were all war-related: Strengthening the South, Strengthening the North, and Strengthening the Home Front, Reservists, and Diaspora.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Tene Yershalmi CEO wins prestigious Jerusalem Young Leadership Prize

Tene Yerushalmi leads democratic and pluralistic programs designed for teens and young adults, helping build the future of Israel.

MARCH 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
From right to left: Daniel Gamulka, Managing Director Maimonides Fund Israel; Mark Charendoff, President of the Maimonides Fund;Yael Berman-Domb, Winner of the Prize; Shai Doron, President of the Jerusalem Foundation.

Israeli pop singer sings with IDF band for unity of the Jewish people worldwide

Agam Buhbut is a popular Israeli pop singer who is currently serving in the IDF as a member of a military band.

MAY 22, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Day of Jewish Unity at the Western Wall, 2016

Danish MP receives prestigious award for supporting Israel

The award was previously given to the prime minister of Australia, the president of Uruguay, presidents of supreme courts and more.

MARCH 22, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Danish MP Lars Aslan Rasmussen receives the Jerusalem Prize, March 2022

THIS WEEK IN JERUSALEM: Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs

The Jerusalem municipality is finalizing preparations for the June 6 Pride March.

MAY 16, 2019ByPEGGY CIDOR
A CHILD reacts to some Israel Museum relics.

Chat with Joyce Carol Oates: Jerusalem Writers Festival

Joyce Carol Oates, who characterizes her upcoming appearance at the Mishkenot Sha’ananim Writers Festival as ‘a high point of my life as a writer – perhaps the high point’

MAY 12, 2019ByMOSHE DANN
AMERICAN WRITER Joyce Carol Oates. In her upcoming acceptance of the Jerusalem Prize, she plans to note, ‘The Jerusalem Prize crystallizes these obligations [of a morally righteous society] for me even as it celebrates the enduring art of literature.’

Famed author Joyce Carol Oates wins 2019 Jerusalem Prize

As Oates graciously acknowledges her honor to be a recipient, she explained her mysterious Jewish heritage.

JANUARY 20, 2019ByYVETTE J. DEANE, AMY SPIRO
Writer Joyce Carol Oates poses with her book "Blonde" during a photocall after she won the Literary Award at the 36th American film festival in Deauville September 9, 2010.