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Berlin International Film Festival winners blast Israel in award speeches, ignore Iran

Abdallah Al-Khatib, who won Best Feature Debut for his film 'Chronicles From the Siege', criticized the German government, saying it was complicit in Israel’s conduct in the war against Hamas.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
SOFIANE ZERMANI, Abdallah Alkhatib, Taqiyeddine Issaad and Salah Issaad pose with the GWFF Best Feature Film Debut Award for “Chronicles From the Siege” at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2026.
Eli Sharabi's memoir recounts his 491 days as a Hamas hostage in Gaza.

Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ memoir named Jewish book of the year

Sharabi’s memoir, which details his abduction from Kibbutz Be’eri and the more than year he spent in captivity, became a bestseller in Israel and was later released in English in the United States. 

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"Golden," from "KPop Demon Hunters" wins Best Song Written for Visual Media during the premiere ceremony of the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 1, 2026.

Israel and Iran won’t be center stage at the 68th Grammys

Former Daily Show host Trevor Noah will host the show, and the performers and presenters are expected to include Doechii, Harry Styles, Carole King, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, and Sabrina Carpenter.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Successful service: Presenting the Yarden Award for Wine Service with Segev Yerovam (C) to Avi Ben Ami (R).

Wine Talk: The journey continues

Adam Montefiore recounts 50 years shaping Israeli wine, from pioneering oak barrels to international awards.

|ByADAM MONTEFIORE

Holon Institute of Technology bestows honorary degrees to leading citizens at gala ceremony

The award ceremony was held at the Peres Center after three-year COVID hiatus.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
From right to left: Prof. Adir Pridor, Chairman of HITS’s Executive Committee, Pinchas (Pini) Cohen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of HIT, Moti Sasson, Mayor of Holon, HIT President Professor Eduard Yakubov, and Shmuel Goldberg, HIT CEO.

Winners of the 2023 Wolf Prize, known as Israel's Nobel Prize, announced

The Wolf Prize is a prestigious award given for achievements in advancing science and art for humanity, as well as friendship among different groups.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Courtesy of the Wolf Foundation

99-year-old Holocaust survivor awarded MBE by King Charles III

Lily Ebert shot to fame during the pandemic after her great-grandson posted videos of her sharing her stories on TikTok.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
Lily Ebert (Left) standing next to her great-grandson Dov Forman (Right)

College of Management awards Israel's best and brightest with honorary degrees

A wide range of successful and recognized Israelis, each in a different field of work, were awarded honorary degrees.

JANUARY 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The recipients of an honorary degree from the College of Management

IDF officer who stopped terrorist to receive citation

The soldier stopped the terror attack while being seriously injured himself.

JANUARY 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of the attack near Beit Horon, Nov. 2, 2022.

Germany awards Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer Federal Cross of Merit

Margot Friedländer was awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2011 and was awarded the Order of Merit in 2016.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedlander looks on during an event with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not seen) at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Germany June 24, 2021

President Herzog awards Michael D. Siegal with Israel’s highest honor

The former head of the Jewish Agency was awarded for a lifetime of service.

DECEMBER 17, 2022ByTROY O. FRITZHAND
Michael D. Siegal receives the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor and citation from President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence on December 11.

2023 ‘TIME100 Gala and Impact Awards’ to be held in Israel

Previous installments of the TIME100 Impact Awards have recognized architect David Adjaye, musicians Ellie Goulding and other prominent global leaders.

DECEMBER 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Taika Waititi arrives for the Time 100 Gala celebrating Time magazine's 100 most influential people people in the world in New York, US, June 8, 2022.

Steven Spielberg to be given Honorary Golden Bear award at Berlinale

As part of the award ceremony at the Berlinale Palast, the festival’s central venue, Spielberg’s latest movie, The Fabelmans, will be shown

NOVEMBER 29, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
STEVEN SPIELBERG

WJC to honor Reuven Rivlin, Ken Burns at annual gala

Former President Reuven Rivlin will be honored with the Theodor Herzl Award and filmmaker Ken Burns will be awarded the WJC Teddy Kollek Award for the Advancement of Jewish Culture.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gets into his car at the President's residence in Jerusalem July 7, 2021.