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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.
Israel and Iran won’t be center stage at the 68th Grammys
Wine Talk: The journey continues
Israeli scientist makes ‘Nature’ journal’s top ten list of shapers of science in 2025
Oct. 7 film ‘The Road Between Us’ wins People’s Choice award in Toronto
TIFF organizers first invited Avrich’s film for the festival, and then disinvited it, only to then reinstate the film after an outcry from the Canadian Jewish community.
FOZ launches annual Charlie Kirk Award, invites public to nominate first honoree
Mike Evans will inaugurate the Charlie Kirk Award for emerging pro-Israel leaders, with public nominations opening ahead of The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference.
Israel Information Center organizes award ceremony for books on Shimon Peres, Moshe Sharett
Peres, the only one to serve as both prime minister and president, and Sharett, the country’s second prime minister, were chosen as the focus of the Israel Information Center's award ceremony.
Presidential Award for Volunteerism given to 19 people, organizations
Israel’s president presents the award in order to foster volunteerism for the benefit of individuals, communities, and the whole of Israeli society.
Rachel Edri, Ofakim police awarded 'Yakir Ha’ir' for October 7 heroism
Ofakim honored Rachel Edri, who bravely faced terrorists on October 7, and the city’s police force with the "Yakir Ha’ir" award for their courage and sacrifice during the attacks.
Dr. Miriam Adelson leads 2025 Israeli Presidential honorees
President Isaac Herzog has named nine distinguished individuals, including Miriam Adelson and Israeli-Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif, for the 2025 Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish author Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress fiction award
Geraldine Brooks, Jewish author of bestsellers like "People of the Book," wins the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
Ilana Dotan wins the 2025 Shiff Prize for figurative-realist art
The Shiff Prize was founded in 2008 by collector Dubi Shiff in memory of his father, Haim Shiff, a hotelier and early supporter of Israeli art.
Gold and Silver for Israel: Nation's chemistry team dominates international olympiad
Four students represented Israel in partnership with the Education Ministry and Maimonides Fund’s Future Scientists Center, primarily from central Israel communities.
ACUM awards music and literature prizes
Author Etgar Keret and composer Hagar Kadima receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.
