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Assaf Machnes's 'Where to?' wins top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival

The festival awarded prizes totaling approximately NIS 1 million across its Israeli and international competitions, as well as its short-film, experimental-film, and industry programs.

JULY 16, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Co-stars Ido Tako (left) and Ihab Salami with a poster of their film, Where To?, directed by Assaf Machnes, at its premiere at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir awards US military Captain Nathan John Pernot with the IDF Certificate of Appreciation, July 3, 2026.

IDF chief awards US Air Defense battery captain, commanders with Certificate of Appreciation

It noted that over the past few years, the IDF and US army have "demonstrated a level of partnership, professionalism, and innovation unmatched in modern warfare."

JULY 3, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

WIZO Sweden President Susanne Sznajderman-Rytz.

WIZO Sweden president to receive royal medal for advancing Yiddish recognition

The recognition is widely viewed as a milestone for Sweden’s Jewish community, particularly at a time when concerns about antisemitism are growing across Europe.

JUNE 21, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

President Isaac Herzog, Yeros, and her father Tesfaye.

Sister of missing Haymanut Kasau honored as family slams police over stalled investigation

Yeros contributed to Israeli society through volunteer work, "despite her family's unimaginable situation, enduring a nerve-wracking wait for any information regarding the whereabouts of her sister."

JUNE 16, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV

2nd Jewish Media Awards: A beautiful celebratory night honoring Jewish talent, values

Allison Josephs described the event as an “evening of elevating Jewish values,” and noted that Jews of all backgrounds, “from Hollywood to Hassidim,” were being honored and in attendance.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByEVE GLOVER

DANIEL POSNER, founder of Athletes for Israel, gives a speech before being honored with the Lion of Israel Award by Allison Josephs.

‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Perez,’ both with Jewish and Israeli elements, win big at Golden Globes

In a year of rising antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment, the two big winners of the night, The Brutalist and Emilia Perez, both featured Jewish and Israeli characters and themes.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

Karla Sofia Gascon (center) and Zoe Saldana in ‘Emilia Perez.’

Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals to Jewish same-sex marriage activist, philanthropist

Biden is awarding the medal to 20 people in total, including former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, and Bobby Sager, a Jewish photographer and philanthropist.

JANUARY 3, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA

U.S President Joe Biden gives former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the country's highest civilian honors, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 2, 2025.

'The Post's' Chen Schimmel wins top photojournalism award for Kibbutz Be'eri photo

Jerusalem Post photojournalist Chen Schimmel won the top prize of the Eretz Israel Museum's prestigious Local Testimony 2024 competition, for her photo of a ZAKA volunteer in Be'eri post-Oct. 7.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A ZAKA volunteer is seen collecting human remains from where an elderly man was murdered by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 massacre, taken at Kibbutz Be'eri on Nov. 5, 2023. This photo has won the Picture of the Year at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv's Local Testimony 2024 contest.

'We come and roll up our sleeves and do the work'

Jewish National Fund-USA National President Deb Lust Zaluda at JPost Miami Summit.

DECEMBER 15, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Jewish National Fund-USA National President Deb Lust Zaluda with Zvika Klien, editor-in-cheif The Jerusalem Post

'I am very emotional, and I could cry, but today I choose to smile'

ZAKA head presented with Jerusalem Post Heroism Award at Miami Summit

DECEMBER 11, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein presenting Dubi Weissenstern, CEO of ZAKA, with the Heroism Award at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

IDF Spokesperson R. Adm. Daniel Hagari to receive 2024 Israel Security Spokesperson Award

The association chose to honor Hagari for his responsible, professional, and calm frequent appearances during challenging moments and for reporting on the successes of the IDF.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Brigadier-General Daniel Hagari, former IDF spokesperson.

National Book Awards defends lifetime award for influential Black publisher of antisemitic book

“Even if the books’ quality did not disqualify Coates from a National Book Award, one would expect that the antisemitism would,” the Jewish author and journalist Mark Oppenheimer recently wrote.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA