Israel Prize

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

“In a month full of tears of pain and sorrow after the triple family loss that I have suffered, finally my eyes shed tears of happiness with the joyous news given to me"

Zarchi has written more than 100 books in a variety of fields, including poetry, fiction novels and children literature, as well as essays and articles.

Keshet was born in Israel in 1945 and studied biology at the Hebrew University, and did his doctorate between the years 1970 and 1975. He was appointed a professor in 1993.

Bat Adam is best known internationally as an actress to for her lead performance in I Love You, Rosa (1972), directed by her late husband, Moshe Mizrahi, with whom she often collaborated.

The Israel Prize is considered one of the state’s highest honors and is awarded in a ceremony on Independence Day.

Prof. Ariela Lowestein has led studies analyzing the connection between the social interactions that elderly come across, and the degrees of their relationships with their families.

"Yair Zakovitch is one of the most original biblical scholars in Israel and around the world," said the committee in its decision.

Ágnes Keleti, a retired Hungarian-Israeli Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast and coach, is considered the all-time most decorated Jewish gymnast in the world.

Gavison worked tirelessly to bridge the divide between secular and observant Jews and to retain Israel’s character as both a democratic and Jewish state.