Prize

Hebrew University start-up wins Asper Prize for approach to cancer treatment

ViVac Pharma receives NIS 100,000 award for its work on programmable RNA immunotherapies targeting solid tumors.

ViVac Pharma celebrates winning the 2026 Asper Prize at Hebrew University. From left: Prof. Tamir Sheafer, Dr. Lior Nissim, Keren Leshem, Gail Asper and Dr. Amnon Dekel.
The lottery winner.

Man wins NIS 64m. in Double Lotto: 'I buy excitement for NIS 66'

Lottery tickets (illustrative)

One lucky Israeli wins NIS 40 million in highest lottery jackpot since 2024

 Athletics - London Marathon - London, Britain - April 27, 2025 General view of runners on Tower Bridge during the London Marathon, April, 2025.

Escort error derails U.S. half marathon leaders


The composer who solved a riddle: Hana Ajiashvili takes the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music

2026 Azrieli Prize winner Hana Ajiashvili reimagines a medieval riddle in “Riddle,” shaping history and personal experience into a powerful score.

Hana accepting her prize at the announcement of the 2026 Laureates in Montreal on November 13, 2025.

Israeli Lior Navok wins prestigious Engel Prize for Ukraine war composition

Navok describes his 10-minute orchestral piece, 'Blue, Yellow, Smoke,' composed during the early days of the Russia-Ukraine War, as trying to 'capture the melancholic mood of war.'

PRIZE-WINNING composer Lior Navok.

National Book Award in nonfiction goes to ‘One day, everyone will have always been against this'

“It’s very difficult to think in celebratory terms about a book that was written in response to a genocide,” El Akkad said in his acceptance speech.

Omar El Akkad attends the 76th National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 19, 2025 in New York City.

Katz Prize 50th anniversary: call for nominations for the year 5785

Applications for the prestigious Katz Prize, awarded for the 50th year, will close in about two weeks, on the 4th of Elul.

President of Israel Isaac "Bougie" Herzog with last year's Katz Prize winners.

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.

This is how you can profit from a mortgage – even if you’re not buying an apartment

A new initiative by Eldar Mortgages: Anyone who refers a client and leads to a deal – receives a BUYME voucher worth NIS 500.

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Herzog honors two MDA servicewomen for lifesaving service during crisis

Herzog presented the Excellence Award to MDA servicewomen Mera Bokae and Tehila Kadosh for working beyond their volunteer hours to assist in times of crisis.

 President Isaac Herzog presents prize to MDA servicewomen Mera Bokae and Tehila Kadosh.

Pulitzer Prize shows Hamas continues to control Gaza war's narrative - opinion

Mosab Abu Toha's Pulitzer Prize win is problematic in light of antisemitic statements made by the Gazan writer.

 Mosab Abu Toha denying that Emily Damari should be classified as a hostage.

Blavatnik Prizes 2025: Israeli researchers honored for groundbreaking work in science

The 2025 cycle drew 36 nominations from seven Israeli universities, with juries composed of leading Israeli scientists and Nobel laureates selecting the winners.

 Scientists who have been awarded the prestigious Blavatnik awards

‘The Rappaport Prize is my baby’: Irith Rappaport on her family’s philanthropy, legacy, and values

The Rappaport Prize has always meant more than just a recognition of excellence. It’s a living, breathing tribute to her parents’ legacy and values.

 Irith Rappaport