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Israel Prize

HONOR

Awarded since 1953 by the state of Israel for contributions to Israeli culture.

Official Website:
http://www.education.gov.il/pras-israel/

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Gary Bertini
Conductor
1-May-1927 18-Mar-2005 Music Director, Jerusalem Symphony, 1978-87
Martin Buber
Philosopher
8-Feb-1878 13-Jun-1965 Ich und Du
Abba Eban
Government
2-Feb-1915 17-Nov-2002 Foreign Minister of Israel, 1966-74
Saul Friedländer
Historian
11-Oct-1932   Holocaust historian
Raphael Mechoulam
Chemist
5-Nov-1930   Discovered THC
Golda Meir
Head of State
3-May-1898 8-Dec-1978 Fourth Prime Minister of Israel
Amos Oz
Novelist
4-May-1939   Elsewhere, Perhaps
Yitzhak Shamir
Head of State
15-Oct-1915 30-Jun-2012 Twice Israeli Prime Minister
Dan Shechtman
Chemist
24-Jan-1941   Discovered quasicrystals
Ada E. Yonath
Scientist
22-Jun-1939   Cryocrystallography


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