The Genesis Prize

Van Jones joins Genesis Prize board, says humanity has ‘special responsibility’ to defend Jews

The CNN commentator and civil rights advocate said the Jewish people remain “the most microscopic minority” and warned against abandoning Israel.

JUNE 18, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

KIND FOUNDER Dan Lubetzky in conversation with CNN contributor Van Jones at ADL's Never Is Now event at Javits Center on March 03, 2025 in New York City.

FOUNDER OF the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Morris Kahn in 2019.

'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion

Founder of the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets on why your seventies and eighties – and even nineties – can be your most impactful years.

JANUARY 2, 2026|BySTAN POLOVETS

STAN POLOVETS, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation / Gal Gadot

Why was Gal Gadot Chosen to be the 2026 Laureate of the $1 Million Genesis Prize?

Genesis Prize Co-Founder and Chairman Stan Polovets discusses the thinking behind Gadot’s selection and how the prize funds will be used

DECEMBER 18, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visits an area damaged by Russian military strikes, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 29, 2022.

This year’s ‘Jewish Nobel’ is a group prize, going to Jewish activists in Ukraine

The Genesis Prize Foundation said the war in Ukraine required a change in the approach it has taken since creating the prize, known by some as the "Jewish Nobel."

JANUARY 12, 2023|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

Sharing a combined vision

Winners of Breaking Barriers – an initiative spearheaded by Itzhak Perlman – discuss their efforts to create a more inclusive society and demonstrate that a love of art and music is for everyone.

MAY 17, 2017ByNOA AMOUYAL

Musethica musicians play in front of a group of kindergarten children in Kibbutz Ramot Menashe in the North

The next generation’s version of ‘tikkun olam’

Thanks to creativity, ingenuity and the support of the Genesis Prize Foundation, Genesis Generation Challenge winners are achieving their vision of turning Jewish values into action.

MARCH 23, 2017ByNOA AMOUYAL

Avi Deutsch, speaks at a LAVAN pitch event last year

A shining sculptor

2017 Genesis Prize laureate Anish Kapoor champions Syrian refugees.

FEBRUARY 10, 2017BySTEVE LINDE

Artists Ai Weiwei (left) and Anish Kapoor carry blankets to symbolize the plight of refugees, as they walk through central London on September 17, 2015

Sir Anish Kapoor wins 2017 Genesis Prize

British sculptor to direct award to projects that aid refugees.

FEBRUARY 6, 2017BySTEVE LINDE

Anish Kapoor is flanked by Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky (left) and Stan Polovets, chairman and cofounder of the Genesis Prize Foundation.

'The Israeli Nobel' opens 2017 nominations

The EMET Prize is given "for excellence in academic and professional achievements that have far-reaching influence and make a significant contribution to society."

JANUARY 17, 2017BySTEVE LINDE