Herzl Award
| Herzl Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Exceptional efforts on behalf of Israel and the Zionist cause |
| Country | Israel |
| Presented by | World Zionist Organization |
| First awarded | 2004 |
The Herzl Award is awarded annually by the Department for Zionist Activities of the World Zionist Organization (WZO) to outstanding young men and women in recognition of their exceptional efforts on behalf of Israel and the Zionist cause. The award was first awarded in 2004, on the centennial anniversary of Theodore Herzl's death.
Background
Herzl was the father of political Zionism. Even though he died at the young age of 44, of which only 9 were dedicated to the Zionist cause, he was able to mobilize the forces and create the infrastructure that would revolutionize the Jewish world and bring about the realization of the Jewish people's age-old dream of returning to Zion.
Award requirements
According to the site of the WZO candidates are nominated by Zionist Federations around the world for achievement in one or more of several fields:
- Encouraging aliyah
- Promoting Zionist education (formal or informal)
- Fostering the study of Hebrew
- Advocating on behalf of Israel
- Furthering the development of Israel as an exemplary society
- Contributing to the advancement of Zionist thought
- Organizing on behalf of the Zionist movement
Nominees must be no older than 44, Herzl's age at the time of his death.
Recipients
All Herzl Award recipients receive a distinctive certificate and an engraved cast bronze trophy, as well as being inscribed in a special Herzl album in Jerusalem.
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2004 |  Susana Edith Gelber |
 Ron Weiser | |
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 Simon Boysen | |
 Attila Novak | |
 Raphael (Ralphy) Ezekiel Jhirad | |
 Marcos Metta Cohen | |
| Meny Samra Cohen | |
 Errol Anstey | |
 David Borowich | |
| Elana Yael Heideman | |
| Brian Sacks | |
| Moises Salinas | |
| 2005 | Damian Szvalb |
 Gabriel Martell | |
| Dalia Melchior | |
| Enrique Olsoff | |
 Evgeny Maryanchik | |
| Avrom Krengel | |
 David Collins | |
| Steven Elstein | |
| Jonathan Hantman | |
 Gerardo Stuczynski | |
 Elías Farache | |
| 2006[1] | Andrea Uzan |
 Stanislav Skibinski | |
| Nathan Feldman | |
| Moises Mitrani | |
 Phil Koningham | |
 Ted Ekeroth | |
| Stephen Rosenthal | |
| 2007 |  Andrés Abramovicz |
| Marisol Garriga | |
| Jacobo Adat | |
| Tamar Lazarus | |
| Dmitri Vasserman | |
| Daniel Berke | |
| Shanee Fischer | |
| Alberto Moryusef | |
| 2008 | Fabio Kornblaum |
| Daniel Lew | |
| Charlotte Thalmay | |
| Mauricio Faradji | |
| Laura Taragan | |
| 2009 | Laurence (Doron) Perez |
| Torbjorn Karfunkel | |
| Debbie Isaacs | |
| 2010 | Arieh Grossman |
| Jonathan Sacerdoti | |
| 2016 | Rowan Polovin |
In addition, the Winner of the South African Zionist Federation's "Zionist Quiz" for schools is awarded a Herzl Prize (through 2009).
References
- ↑ "Herzl Award Recipients 2006". Jewish Agency for Israel. May 7, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2014.