Award

ACUM awards music and literature prizes

Author Etgar Keret and composer Hagar Kadima receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.

 ETGAR KERET receives a Lifetime Achievement award from Roni Kuban.
 LAWRENCE BENDER:  I worked really hard to support all my friends, and then no one was there for us after October 7 – and that was very disheartening.

Producer Lawrence Bender to receive lifetime achievement award at Jerusalem film fest

Moni Moshonov is among this year's Union of Israeli Artists honorees.

Lifetime achievement awards for Moni Moshonov, Rina Schenfeld

 Keshet Casarotti-Kalfa was killed at the Nova Music Festival, and his story is one of those told in the documentary, We Will Dance Again

Nova massacre documentary We Will Dance Again wins an Emmy


NeuReality start-up wins special award

NeuReality, an Israeli AI start-up, wins a special award at InnoVEX 2025 in Taiwan for its groundbreaking technology that makes AI accessible to everyone.

 NeuReality’s NR1 system with pre-installed large language models

Grapevine: Recognizing Rubinstein

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Elyakim Rubinstein at his home in Jerusalem, 2022.

Ben-Gurion University awards seven honorary doctorates at Board of Governors meeting

President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz stated, “Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is proud to confer an honorary doctorate upon seven distinguished individuals who embody the legacy of David Ben-Gurion"

 Honorary recipients, with President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz and Rector Professor Chaim Hames

Pulitzer Prize goes to Gazan poet who discredited hostages, disputed murder of Bibas family

In his social media posts, Abu Toha "specifically disparaged female Israeli hostages, questioned their hostage status and implicitly justified their abduction."

 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

West End play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism wins 3 Olivier Awards

The play "Giant" earned the prize for best new play, and its star John Lithgow won the award for best actor.

Roald Dahl

West End play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism wins 3 Olivier Awards

The play "Giant" earned the prize for best new play, and its star John Lithgow won the award for best actor.

Roald Dahl

Eight awards: An impressive achievement for Aman Group

Aman Group marks an impressive achievement at the 2025 IT Excellence Conference – eight wins for five companies within the group for innovative projects.

 Ben Pasternak, CEO and owner of Aman Group

‘No Other Land’: The Israeli-Palestinian documentary at the Oscars

The film has already won numerous awards worldwide, and it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, which took place on Sunday night.

 FILMMAKER YUVAL ABRAHAM talks about ‘No Other Land’ with moderator Idit Avrahami at Cinema Spiegel in Jerusalem in February.

Adam Brody, Adrien Brody nab best actor Critics Choice awards for portraying Jewish characters

The awards ceremony also generated the first known public photos of Brody and actor Adrien Brody together.

 Adam Brody, left, poses with fellow actor Adrien Brody at the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, Feb. 7, 2025.