Award

WIZO Sweden president to receive royal medal for advancing Yiddish recognition

The recognition is widely viewed as a milestone for Sweden’s Jewish community, particularly at a time when concerns about antisemitism are growing across Europe.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
WIZO Sweden President Susanne Sznajderman-Rytz.
President Isaac Herzog, Yeros, and her father Tesfaye.

Sister of missing Haymanut Kasau honored as family slams police over stalled investigation

Yeros contributed to Israeli society through volunteer work, "despite her family's unimaginable situation, enduring a nerve-wracking wait for any information regarding the whereabouts of her sister."

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV
Jane Yolen and her most famous book, "The Devil's Arithmetic."

Jane Yolen, whose The Devil’s Arithmetic became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87

Scholars say The Devil’s Arithmetic cemented Yolen's legacy as a leading writer for young Jewish readers, praised for blending time travel with historical authenticity.

|ByPENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presents the Commander's Cross of the Order of Civil Merit to Francesca Albanese, an Italian human rights expert, at Moncloa Palace on May 07, 2026 in Madrid, Spain.

Francesca Albanese receives prestigious award from Spanish Prime Minister

Albanese is a harsh critic of Israel and is campaigning in the European Union against the imposition of American sanctions on her and senior officials at the International Criminal Court.

|ByELI LEON

Come Closer: A tale of love, loss, and redemption - review

Tom Nesher’s directorial debut follows Eden's emotional journey after her brother’s tragic death, blending beauty with heartache.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from Tom Nesher’s ‘Come Closer.’

Train theater production gets British honor

The Train Theater's ‘Once Upon a World’ has been nominated for The Offie

AUGUST 28, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Wartime films get Ophir Award nominations 

The Ophir Awards will be presented at a ceremony on September 16 in Tel Aviv.

AUGUST 15, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
‘THE BOY,’ ‘Come Closer,’ and ‘Highway 65’ with Idan Amedi and Tali Sharon, are up for Ophir Awards.

Founding chief rabbi of West Bank's Efrat receives lifetime achievement award

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin received a lifetime achievement award during the Saad Conference earlier this month.

AUGUST 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Founder of the Ohr Torah Stone Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, and the founding Chief Rabbi of Efrat, received a lifetime achievement award at the Saad Conference on August 1. 

Awarding the first Castel Prize in memory of artist Zeev (Laszlo) Kun

Zeev Kun and his artwork will endure, enriching us for decades and centuries after his death.

JULY 21, 2024ByALEK D. EPSTEIN
Zeev Kun in his studio with Alek D. Epstein.

'Courageous principal' and 'inspiring teachers': Tzemach David Award honors Israeli educators

Teachers 'enable the next generation to be even better than this one'.

JULY 6, 2024ByPENINA HOROWITZ
And the inspiring teacher award goes to...

Women's journalism award rescinded over winner's pro-terrorism comments

Palestinian journalist Maha Hussaini had her Courage in Journalism Award rescinded by the International Women's Media Foundation.

JUNE 26, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes, of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 19, 2023

WZO presents Ted Comet with award for his Zionist activities for the State of Israel

"Ted Comet’s initiative to march in New York with pride for Israel is a tremendous contribution to national morale" says Chairman Yaakov Hagoel.

JUNE 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yaakov Hagoel, chairman of the World Zionist Organization, awarded Ted Comet a certificate of appreciation for his Zionist activities.

Prestigious Charlemagne Prize awarded to President of Conference of European Rabbis

This award is considered the most prestigious award given to individuals and leaders for work done in the service of European unification.

MAY 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, JOSH ARONSON
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt

Hadassah presents: ‘18 American Zionist Women You Should Know’

The list consists of both Jews and non-Jews, of American-born women, American immigrants and Americans who have made aliyah.

MAY 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Samantha Malcar, a tourist from Canada, walks with an Israeli flag as she visits the site of the Nova festival, where people were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, January 25, 2024.