The Genesis Prize

Genesis Prize opens public nominations for 2027

Annual $1 million prize, known as the “Jewish Nobel,” is seeking nominations from around the world through Nov 30, with the public invited to nominate individuals recognized for their achievements

NOVEMBER 5, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A Genesis Prize Foundation graphic inviting the public to nominate candidates for the 2027 Genesis Prize

Gal Gadot's $3m. Genesis Prize initiative funds 24 Israeli mental health and trauma care NGOs

Recipients include Make-A-Wish Israel, United Hatzalah, and CareGivers Israel. The grants will support treatment, trauma counseling, caregiver training, and social work services.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

KIND FOUNDER Dan Lubetzky in conversation with CNN contributor Van Jones at ADL's Never Is Now event at Javits Center on March 03, 2025 in New York City.

Van Jones joins Genesis Prize board, says humanity has ‘special responsibility’ to defend Jews

The CNN commentator and civil rights advocate said the Jewish people remain “the most microscopic minority” and warned against abandoning Israel.

JUNE 18, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

FOUNDER OF the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Morris Kahn in 2019.

'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion

Founder of the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets on why your seventies and eighties – and even nineties – can be your most impactful years.

JANUARY 2, 2026|BySTAN POLOVETS

Genesis prize announces grant to fund breakthrough treatment for Syrian refugees

"We Jews have for centuries suffered as refugees. Now it’s time to help others."

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017ByRACHEL COHEN

MORRIS KAHN, Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky and Dr. Salman Zarka, director of Ziv Medical Center, announce a pilot program to aid Syrian children.

Breaking Barriers: A big tent for all

The Genesis Prize Foundation’s Breaking Barriers competition winners plan to use their grants to support people with disabilities in the Jewish world.

JULY 7, 2017ByNOA AMOUYAL

Sharing a combined vision

Winners of Breaking Barriers – an initiative spearheaded by Itzhak Perlman – discuss their efforts to create a more inclusive society and demonstrate that a love of art and music is for everyone.

MAY 17, 2017ByNOA AMOUYAL

Musethica musicians play in front of a group of kindergarten children in Kibbutz Ramot Menashe in the North

The next generation’s version of ‘tikkun olam’

Thanks to creativity, ingenuity and the support of the Genesis Prize Foundation, Genesis Generation Challenge winners are achieving their vision of turning Jewish values into action.

MARCH 23, 2017ByNOA AMOUYAL

Avi Deutsch, speaks at a LAVAN pitch event last year

A shining sculptor

2017 Genesis Prize laureate Anish Kapoor champions Syrian refugees.

FEBRUARY 10, 2017BySTEVE LINDE

Artists Ai Weiwei (left) and Anish Kapoor carry blankets to symbolize the plight of refugees, as they walk through central London on September 17, 2015

Sir Anish Kapoor wins 2017 Genesis Prize

British sculptor to direct award to projects that aid refugees.

FEBRUARY 6, 2017BySTEVE LINDE

Anish Kapoor is flanked by Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky (left) and Stan Polovets, chairman and cofounder of the Genesis Prize Foundation.

'The Israeli Nobel' opens 2017 nominations

The EMET Prize is given "for excellence in academic and professional achievements that have far-reaching influence and make a significant contribution to society."

JANUARY 17, 2017BySTEVE LINDE