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5 unusual facts about Israel Prize


Herbert Bentwich

His eldest son, Norman Bentwich, a leading barrister, also spent much of his professional life there, and another son, Joseph Bentwich, was awarded the Israel Prize, for education, in 1962.

Jonathan platoon

"Jonathan Platoon" was established on April 9,1948 by Yehoshua Arieli, the Jerusalem commander of the Gadna, (pre-military training corps for youth), and later a history professor and Israel Prize laureate.

Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwarz, Israeli university professor and recipient of a 2011 Israel Prize

Moti Kirschenbaum

In 1976, Kirschenbaum was awarded the Israel Prize in the "art of radio, television and cinema", primarily in recognition of his television.

Shneior Lifson

His honors included the Weizmann Prize (1958), the Israel Prize (1969) and election to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (1999).


Benjamin Mazar

Eilat Mazar has been a frequent spokesperson for concerns regarding the archaeology of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem while Amihai Mazar was the recipient of the 2009 Israel Prize for Archaeology.

Yariv Levin

Levin was born in Jerusalem to Gail and Aryeh Levin, an Israel Prize laureate for general linguistics, His mother's uncle, Eliyahu Lankin, was commander of the Altalena ship and member of the first Knesset representing Herut, whilst Menachem Begin was the Sandek at Levin's circumcision ceremony.


see also

Harkavy

Yehoshafat Harkabi (1921-1994), head of Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate (1955-59), military historian, and recipient of the first Israel Prize for political science (1993).

Jacob Levitzki

Levitzki's son Alexander Levitzki, a recipient of the Israel Prize in 1990, in life sciences, established the Levitzki Prize in the name of his parents, Jacob and Charlotte, for Israeli research in the field of algebra.