Herzl Award (Hungarian Jewry)
| Herzl Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Professional excellence |
| Country | Israel |
| First award | 1966 |
The Herzl Award was awarded sporadically by the Bnei Herzl association to representatives of Hungarian Jewry in Israel and in the diaspora, for their excellence in various professional fields for the benefit of Israel and the Jewish people.[1]
Background
Theodore Herzl was a native of Budapest the father of political Zionism.
In 1952, the Bnei Herzl association was formed in Israel, aimed at "continuing the national ideals of Herzl in Israel and promoting Jewish tradition and Culture in accordace with those ideals, particularly among immigrants from Herzl's homeland and the absorption of Hungarian Jews in Israel".[2] In 1966, the Herzl Award was given for the first time.
Recipients
| Year | Recipients | Professional field |
|---|---|---|
| 1970[3] | Zvi Bar-Meir | Literary translation |
| Menachem Zvi Kaddari | Jewish studies | |
| Ephraim Kishon | Literature | |
| Hannah Semer | Journalism | |
| Yehzekel Singer | Holocaust literature | |
| 1971[4] | Dr. Ezra Fleischer | Literature |
| József Gréda | Literary translation | |
| Prof. Netanel Katzburg | History | |
| László Ladányi | Literature | |
| Tommy Lapid | Journalism | |
| Hanna Maron | Arts | |
| 1973[5] | George Agaryi | Journalism |
| Gidon Arad | Journalism | |
| Prof. Pinchas Artzi | Jewish thought | |
| Yosef Cohen | Bibliography | |
| Yaakov Farkash | Caricature | |
| Andor Gluck | Journalism | |
| Moshe Ishbethy | Hebrew linguistics | |
| Prof. Ilona Krausz | Arts and music | |
| Moshe Sanbar | Economics | |
| 1975[6] | Yohanan Carmel | Journalism |
| Dr. Arieh Keidar | Journalism | |
| Dr. Yehuda Morton | History | |
| Prof. Ruben Pauncz | Chemistry | |
| Mordechai Rossel | Journalism | |
| Al Schwimmer | Contribution to Israel's security and economy | |
| Dr. Eliyahu Yeshurun | ||
| Endre Zoltos | Poetry | |
| 1978[7] | Sarah Frenkel | Journalism |
| Thomas Hecht | ||
| Ralph Klein | Sports | |
| General Menachem Meron | National security | |
| János Starker | Music | |
| Yossi Stern | Painting | |
| Prof. Edward Teller | Physics | |
| Prof. Yeshayahu Tishbi | ||
| 1981[8] | Emil Feuerstein | Literature and Journalishm |
| Lea Gottlieb and Armin Gottlieb | Contribution to Israel's export | |
| Michel Gyarmathy | Theatre | |
| Fritz Nashitz | Literary translation | |
| Dan Reisinger | Painting | |
| Zvi Yair | Poetry | |
| 1982[9] | Hillel Danzig | Journalism |
| Ágnes Keleti | Sports | |
| Amos Manor | National security | |
| Prof. Eugene Wigner | Physics |
References
- ^ פורסמו שמות חתני "פרס הרצל", דבר, 10 במאי 1978. (in Hebrew)
- ^ Bnei Herzl association on Guidestar, the Israeli database of nonprofit organizations (in Hebrew)
- ^ זכו ב"פרס הרצל" לספרות ועתונאות, על המשמר, 24 באפריל 1970 (in Hebrew)
- ^ חולקו פרסי הרצל, דבר, 2 במאי 1971 (in Hebrew)
- ^ זכו בפרס הרצל, מעריב, 3 במאי 1972 (in Hebrew)
- ^ פרס למנכ"ל התעשייה האווירית דבר, 5 בספטמבר 1975 (in Hebrew)
- ^ פורסמו שמות חתני "פרס הרצל", דבר, 10 במאי 1978 (in Hebrew)
- ^ לקראת יום העצמאות פורסמו שמות חתני "פרס הרצל" לשנת תשמ"א, דבר, 28 באפריל 1981 (in Hebrew)
- ^ חולקו פרסי הרצל לתשמ"ב, דבר, 25 בדצמבר 1981 (in Hebrew)