Sylvan Adams

Be’eri inaugurates new bike park as kibbutz works toward recovery

The Western Negev facility is expected to host the Israeli Pump Track Championships and the country’s first Pump Track World Championship qualifier.

Kibbutz Be’eri inaugurated a new bike park, funded by Sylvan Adams, in partnership with the nonprofit Israel Cycling Academy and Kibbutz Be’eri
The 12th annual Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients. Top row, from left: Danielle Abraham, Dr. Philip Klipstein, Naomi Stuchiner and Ami Baran. Bottom row, from left: Rabbanit Chana Henkin, Amb. Ron Dermer, Prof. Marta Weinstock-Rosin and

Bonei Zion Prize honors Olim rebuilding Israel after the war as North American Aliyah hits records

Sylvan Adams, president of the World Jewish Congress Israel, spoke in Jerusalem, three years after the October 7 Hamas massacre.

‘This is war’: Sylvan Adams warns of global campaign against Israel

Former minister of strategic affairs Ron Dermer and World Jewish Congress Israel President Sylvan Adams speak at “Unite. Lead. Fight. - A Conversation with Ambassador Ron Dermer & Sylvan Adams,” in Los Angeles, California, on September 9, 2026.

Dermer, WJC's Adams call for Israel to combat antisemitism with capabilities used to fight Iran


Israel is 'tolerant, peace-loving, Western democracy' - Sylvan Adams

“I am not trying to convince the haters and the antisemites,” said Adams. “I am speaking to the apolitical silent majority, in their living rooms and on their mobile phones.”

 Sylvan Adams at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships 2022 Begins at the National Velodrome in Tel Aviv

Sylvan Adams: “The race for a medal in track cycling at the Olympics begins now”

 Attending Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Tel Aviv: from left to right: Tel Aviv city council member Leor Shapira, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, Olympic Athlete Yael Arad, Head of Israel’s Cycling Federation Dafna Lang, and Philanthropist Sylvan Adams

Paris Saint-Germain wins French Super Cup 4-0 in Tel Aviv

About 30,000 people filled the stadium to see the big game, which was broadcasted to millions of people in some 140 countries.

Lionel Messi at the French Super Cup match  at Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv.

Soccer players Messi and Neymar arrived to Israel for upcoming match

The two players arrived with the rest of their team in Israel, which is hosting the French Super Cup for the second time.

Soccer Football - Trophee des Champions - Paris St Germain v Nantes - Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel - July 31, 2022 Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi during the warm up before the match, July 31, 2022.

70 Afghan refugees arrive safely in Italy after Sylvan Adams, IsraAID rescue operation

Among those rescued are the Afghan women’s national cycling team, a female robotics team, families of diplomats, female judges, police officers, human rights workers and more.

 Displaced Afghan women stand waiting to receive cash aid for displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2022.

Ichilov Hospital opens the Sylvan Adams Emergency Hospital, world’s largest ER

'The innovative technology, the worldview that places the patient at the center, and the high level of infrastructure creates an advanced level of service and treatment' says Sylvan Adams.

 President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid with Sylvan Adams at the opening of the Sylvan Adams Emergency Hospital at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

Australian cyclist playing for Israeli team wins 5th stage of Tour De France

Australian cyclist Simon Clark, playing for the Israeli team Israel-Premier Tech at the Tour De France, won the fifth stage of the competition.

 Cyclist Simon Clark takes the win at Round Five of the Tour De France for Israel-Premier Tech.

Sylvan Adams receives honorary doctorate from Ben Gurion University

Adams, Israel's ‘self-appointed ambassador-at-large,’ has shown the world what he calls ‘normal Israel’ by presenting the true face of Israel, often negatively portrayed by the media.

 Sylvan Adams, with  BGU President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz (left) and Rector Prof. Chaim Hames (right)

Philanthropist Sylvan Adams donates $1 m. for bike trail in Elad

The plan will include the construction of a walking trail and a safe biking trail, which will include lighting, security cameras and a tall perimeter fence. 

 Sylvan Adams and Mayor of Elad Rabbi Israel Porush during the tour.

Sylvan Adams launches 'Start-Up Sporting Nation', applies genius to Israeli sports

Sylvan Adams talks to Tamar Uriel-Beeri, managing editor of JPost.com, on Israel startup sporting nation, sports diplomacy, and his support of the Sylvan Adams Sports Center at TAU.

 Sylvan Adams meets Lionel Messi at Ben-Gurion Airport, 2019.