Bonei Zion Prize Explained

The Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize (he|פרס בוני ציון; Translation: Builders of Zion Prize) is awarded annually by the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization in recognition of the achievements of outstanding Anglo immigrants and their contribution to the State of Israel.

A prize is awarded in each of the following categories: "Culture, Art & Sports", Young Leadership, Science an Medicine, Israel Advocacy, Business & Technology, Education, Community & Non-profit, Lifetime Achievement.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Prize recipients

Year	Culture, Art & Sports	Young Leadership	Science & Medicine	Israel Advocacy	Business & Technology	Education	Community & Non-profit	Lifetime Achievement	Global Impact
2014	Yaakov Kirschen	Lt. Nira Lee	Professor Jeffrey Hausdorff		Yosef Abramowitz	Rabbanit Malke Bina	Joseph Gitler	Professor Shimon Glick
2015	Asher Weill	Asaf Stein, PhD.	Professor Charles Sprung		Jon Medved	Chana Reifman Zweiter	Rabbi Dr. Seth Farber	Tal Brody
2016	Estelle Friedman	Sahar Elbaz	Prof. Howard (Chaim) Cedar		Scott R. Tobin	Barbara Levin	Dr. Rachel Levmore	Moshe Arens
2017	Yoram Raanan	Scott Neiss, Capt. Libby Weisz	Prof. Ben Koren	Prof. Gerald Steinberg		Rabbi Haim Brovender	Beth Steinberg	Prof. Alice Shalvi, Prof. Eliezer Jaffe
2018	Linda Streit	Major Keren Hajioff	Prof. Marcia Javitt	Arsen Ostrovsky		Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin	Kalman Samuels	Morris Kahn
2019	Danny Hakim	Miriam Ballin	Dr. Ora Paltiel	Michael Dickson		Dr. Beverly Gribetz	Leah Abramowitz	Harold Simon (Smoky)
2020	David Blatt	Zo Flamenbaum	Prof. Deborah Rund			Reuven Asch	Debbie Gross	Avraham Infeld	Dore Gold
2021	Josie Katz	Michal Berman	Dr. Jonathan Rieck			Prof. Daniel Chamovitz	David Marcu	Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper	Micha Odenheimer
2022	Prof. Harry Ben Zion Brand	Asher Fredman	Prof. Arthur I. Eidelman			Rabbi Prof. David Golinkin	Pamela and Aba Claman	Naomi Tsur	Prof. Morris Hartstein

External links

• • Web site: NEFESH B'NEFESH ANNOUNCES BONEI ZION PRIZEWINNERS FOR 2019. ZACK. EVANS. The Jerusalem Post. 2 April 2019. 3 April 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bonei Zion Prize. Nefesh B'Nefesh. 5 May 2018.
2. Web site: WINNERS OF SYLVAN ADAMS NEFESH B'NEFESH BONEI ZION AWARD ANNOUNCED. SAM. SOKOL. The Jerusalem Post. 5 April 2016. 5 May 2018.
3. Web site: 2018 Bonei Zion Prize recipients announced. Arutz Sheva. 2 May 2018. 5 May 2018.