Genesis Prize

Gal Gadot wins 'Jewish Nobel Prize' for hostage advocacy, defense of Israel

The actress has been awarded the Genesis Prize for her courage, drawing international attention to the hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7.

 Gal Gadot attends the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica, California, U.S., April 5, 2025
Co-Founder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation Stan Polovets presents the Genesis Prize to 2025 Laureate President Javier Milei of Argentina

The Isaac Accords: Building New Bridges Between Israel and Latin America

 Argentina's Prime Minister Javier Milei receives the Genesis Prize at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, June 12, 2025.

Ending Israel's isolation: Milei receives Genesis Prize in Jerusalem for historic 'Isaac Accords'

 Argentinian President Javier Milei visits at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on June 9, 2025.

Israel is 'cause of the West,' Javier Milei says during Western Wall visit


Kraft prostitution scandal is another PR headache for 'Jewish Nobel'

2017 winner of Genesis Prize refused to attend award ceremony while Syrian civil war raged; 2018 winner Natalie Portman refused to attend because she would have to accept the award from Netanyahu.

Netanyahu and Robert Kraft

Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner, wins 2019 Genesis Prize

Kraft has chosen to forgo the $1 million award so that funds can be granted, in his honor, to initiatives combating antisemitism.


Herzog to chair the Genesis Prize Selection Committee

"I am greatly honored to take part in this great endeavor of the Genesis Prize, an institution which tells the unique Jewish story," Herzog said.


Genesis honors Justice Ginsburg with Lifetime Achievement Award

“I am a judge, born, raised and proud of being a Jew,” said Ginsburg.

Ruth Bader-Ginsburg with Israeli Chief Justice Esther Hayut at Genesis Prize Ceremony, July 4, 2018

Chief Justice Hayut to RBG: You give a voice to the voiceless

"She betters the lives of those who suffer injustice in society... She gives voice to those who would otherwise remain voiceless and gives them hope that one day the law will change."

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Genesis Prize Foundation to infuse $1 million in women’s rights in Israel

“Over 70 years of its existence as an independent country, Israel has achieved enormous progress in the field of women’s rights and ensuring equal opportunity for its women.”

Women's empowerment

Genesis Prize: We won’t rescind award from Natalie Portman

The foundation said the actress waived her right to the money back in December and showed ‘disrespect’ to Israelis.

Natalie Portman poses at the premiere for "Annihilation" in Los Angeles, California, US, February 13, 2018.

On Natalie Portman’s Decision Not to Attend the Genesis Prize Ceremony in Jerusalem

Genesis Prize Laureate Natalie Portman

Report: Natalie Portman first cited Gaza, not Netanyahu, for cancellation

Her representative worried it would not be "appropriate to hold the ceremony given the government actions and the recent escalation."

Genesis Prize Laureate Natalie Portman

Why everyone is wrong about the Natalie Portman Genesis Prize scandal

The Israeli-born actress doesn’t support BDS, isn’t an antisemite, might still donate the money and isn’t the first to skip the award ceremony.

Natalie Portman speaks onstage during The 2018 MAKERS Conference at NeueHouse Hollywood on February 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.