Jerusalem Post journalist receives B'nai B'rith Lifetime Achievement Award

Jerusalem Post journalist Greer Fay Cashman has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem, the center announced Sunday.

She is the newspaper’s correspondent at the President’s Residence and writes the "Grapevine" column.

Cashman is a veteran Australian-born journalist whose byline has appeared in the Post for some 45 years. She has written on a wide variety of subjects and says she has been educated by her profession.

The award recognizes excellence in reporting on contemporary Diaspora communities and on the state of Israel-Diaspora relations in Israeli media.

“The award is widely recognized as the most prestigious prize in the Israeli media industry for Diaspora reportage and was established to help strengthen the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora,” B’nai B’rith said in a press release.

Cashman is a ubiquitous figure at many official events and press conferences. She also attends social events, fashion shows and cultural affairs.

With an encyclopedic knowledge of Israeli history and the multitude of personalities who made it, Cashman has long been the “go-to” staffer for information and perspective on events taking place, as well as for comprehensive biographies of Israel’s famous and obscure figures.

“Greer has an encyclopedic knowledge of Israel and Jewish history and is held in high esteem by her many regular readers, who include the diplomatic community, Diaspora Jewry and leaders of all faiths,” said Steve Linde, editor of The Jerusalem Report. “She has won at least two other prestigious awards: one from the Polish government, which I know meant a lot to her because she was born in Melbourne to a family of Polish Jews, and the Women of Valor Award from the Ambassadors Club of Israel.

“She is a true woman of valor who has made an invaluable contribution to the Israel-Diaspora relationship through her ongoing coverage of people and events in the news.”