Award

Negev Vet clinics founder Dr. Galia Melman Shalev to receive award for Oct. 7 animal rescue efforts

The chair of ICAVA congratulated Shalev on the award, calling her work “a reflection of the highest values of the veterinary profession: compassion, service, responsibility and courage.”

Dr. Galia Melman Shalev will receive the World Small Animal Veterinary Association's 2026 Animal Welfare Award for her efforts to rescue and treat hundreds of pets following the October 7 massacre.
Noah Wyle attends the 2026 HBO Max Emmy Afterparty at San Vicente Bungalows on September 14, 2026 in West Hollywood, California.

Jewish actor Noah Wyle wins second consecutive Emmy for 'The Pitt' Jewish character portrayal

Premium Terrace Rooms at the David InterContinental Hotel.

Neither Waldorf Astoria nor King David: The hotel named best in Israel

President Herzog at the Presidential Medal of Honor ceremony, on Sunday, September 6.

Herzog awards Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor to 11 distinguished figures


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.

Charlie Kirk debating pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Washington, Seattle, May 7, 2024.

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.

Shimon Peres in 1996.

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.

The dogs do it: Comfort for the traumatized and for hospitalized wounded, thanks to Maj. Meitar Sela, who organizes Golden Retriever owners.

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.

 Rachel Edri attends a ceremony in honor of torch lighters of the Independence Day state ceremony, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.

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.

Miriam Adelson attends the Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

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.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks is awarded 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.

SHIFF PRIZE WINNER Ilana Dotan.

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. 

 Israel's National Chemistry Team brought home two gold and two silver medals, at the United Arab Emirates-based International Chemistry Olympiad.

ACUM awards music and literature prizes

Author Etgar Keret and composer Hagar Kadima receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.

 ETGAR KERET receives a Lifetime Achievement award from Roni Kuban.

Producer Lawrence Bender to receive lifetime achievement award at Jerusalem film fest

Lawrence Bender talks about chutzpah, Hollywood, and October 7 ahead of the 42nd Jerusalem Film Festival.

 LAWRENCE BENDER:  I worked really hard to support all my friends, and then no one was there for us after October 7 – and that was very disheartening.