Herzl Award (Hungarian Jewry)

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]

Herzl Award
Awarded forProfessional excellence
CountryIsrael
First awarded1966

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]   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

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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)