Sylvan Adams

Be’eri inaugurates new bike park as kibbutz works toward recovery

The Western Negev facility is expected to host the Israeli Pump Track Championships and the country’s first Pump Track World Championship qualifier.

OCTOBER 20, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Kibbutz Be’eri inaugurated a new bike park, funded by Sylvan Adams, in partnership with the nonprofit Israel Cycling Academy and Kibbutz Be’eri

The 12th annual Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients. Top row, from left: Danielle Abraham, Dr. Philip Klipstein, Naomi Stuchiner and Ami Baran. Bottom row, from left: Rabbanit Chana Henkin, Amb. Ron Dermer, Prof. Marta Weinstock-Rosin and

Bonei Zion Prize honors Olim rebuilding Israel after the war as North American Aliyah hits records

From Gaza-border farms to Israel's top labs, this year's Bonei Zion Prize honorees show what Anglo Olim bring to a recovering Israel, just as North American Aliyah hits record highs.

OCTOBER 18, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH NEFESH B’NEFESH

Sylvan Adams, president of the World Jewish Congress Israel, spoke in Jerusalem, three years after the October 7 Hamas massacre.

‘This is war’: Sylvan Adams warns of global campaign against Israel

“The world’s oldest hatred, antisemitism, was back with a vengeance, although the sad reality is that it had never really left,” he said.

OCTOBER 9, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former minister of strategic affairs Ron Dermer and World Jewish Congress Israel President Sylvan Adams speak at “Unite. Lead. Fight. - A Conversation with Ambassador Ron Dermer & Sylvan Adams,” in Los Angeles, California, on September 9, 2026.

Dermer, WJC's Adams call for Israel to combat antisemitism with capabilities used to fight Iran

“The enemies of the Jews have to understand if you go after us, there’s going to be a price,” Dermer said. “We’re going to lose battles. But in fighting those battles, we will restore deterrence.”

SEPTEMBER 11, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Tel Aviv University’s Sports Center named after Sylvan Adams

Sylvan Adams has been investing in the sporting infrastructure of Israel for many years now, and his support will enable the expansion and upgrading of the Sports Center's facilities.

MAY 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

At naming of Sylvan Adams Sports Center at Tel Aviv University: Left to right: Andi Murez, TAU President Prof. Ariel Porat, Sylvan Adams, Shahar Rasman, Limor Mizrachi and Prof. Chagi Pick

Sylvan Adams: ‘My father fought in the War of Independence, and I have returned home’

Adams’s parents were Holocaust survivors, and his father, after escaping from Europe in 1944, arrived in pre-state Israel and served in Israel’s War of Independence.

MAY 4, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

SYLVAN ADAMS exercises with children from Save a Child’s Heart.

Nefesh B’Nefesh to present outstanding Anglo Olim annual prize

Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize to be awarded to inspirational English-speaking Olim who have significantly contributed to the State of Israel.

MAY 1, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF