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Herzl Award (Hungarian Jewry)

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Herzl Award
Awarded forProfessional excellence
CountryIsrael
First awarded1966

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

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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

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Year Recipients Professional field
1970[3] Israel Zvi Bar-Meir Literary translation
Israel Menachem Zvi Kaddari Jewish studies
Israel Ephraim Kishon Literature
Israel Hannah Semer Journalism
Israel Yehzekel Singer Holocaust literature
1971[4] Israel Dr. Ezra Fleischer Literature
Israel József Gréda Literary translation
Israel Prof. Netanel Katzburg History
Israel László Ladányi Literature
Israel Tommy Lapid Journalism
Israel Hanna Maron Arts
1973[5] George Agaryi Journalism
Israel Gidon Arad Journalism
Israel Prof. Pinchas Artzi Jewish thought
Israel Yosef Cohen Bibliography
Israel Yaakov Farkash Caricature
Andor Gluck Journalism
Israel Moshe Ishbethy Hebrew linguistics
Israel Prof. Ilona Krausz Arts and music
Israel Moshe Sanbar Economics
1975[6] Israel Yohanan Carmel Journalism
Israel Dr. Arieh Keidar Journalism
Israel Dr. Yehuda Morton History
Israel Prof. Ruben Pauncz Chemistry
Israel Mordechai Rossel Journalism
Israel Al Schwimmer Contribution to Israel's security and economy
Israel Dr. Eliyahu Yeshurun
Endre Zoltos Poetry
1978[7] Israel Sarah Frenkel Journalism
Canada Thomas Hecht
Israel Ralph Klein Sports
Israel General Menachem Meron National security
United States János Starker Music
Israel Yossi Stern Painting
United States Prof. Edward Teller Physics
Israel Prof. Yeshayahu Tishbi
1981[8] Israel Emil Feuerstein Literature and Journalishm
Israel Lea Gottlieb and Armin Gottlieb Contribution to Israel's export
France Michel Gyarmathy Theatre
Israel Fritz Nashitz Literary translation
Israel Dan Reisinger Painting
Israel Zvi Yair Poetry
1982[9] Israel Hillel Danzig Journalism
Israel Ágnes Keleti Sports
Israel Amos Manor National security
United States Prof. Eugene Wigner Physics

References

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  1. ^ פורסמו שמות חתני "פרס הרצל", דבר, 10 במאי 1978. (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Bnei Herzl association on Guidestar, the Israeli database of nonprofit organizations (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ זכו ב"פרס הרצל" לספרות ועתונאות, על המשמר, 24 באפריל 1970 (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ חולקו פרסי הרצל, דבר, 2 במאי 1971 (in Hebrew)
  5. ^ זכו בפרס הרצל, מעריב, 3 במאי 1972 (in Hebrew)
  6. ^ פרס למנכ"ל התעשייה האווירית דבר, 5 בספטמבר 1975 (in Hebrew)
  7. ^ פורסמו שמות חתני "פרס הרצל", דבר, 10 במאי 1978 (in Hebrew)
  8. ^ לקראת יום העצמאות פורסמו שמות חתני "פרס הרצל" לשנת תשמ"א, דבר, 28 באפריל 1981 (in Hebrew)
  9. ^ חולקו פרסי הרצל לתשמ"ב, דבר, 25 בדצמבר 1981 (in Hebrew)