"Ted Comet’s initiative to march in New York with pride for Israel is a tremendous contribution to national morale" says Chairman Yaakov Hagoel.
This award is considered the most prestigious award given to individuals and leaders for work done in the service of European unification.
The list consists of both Jews and non-Jews, of American-born women, American immigrants and Americans who have made aliyah.
OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro is honored for his efforts against antisemitism at a Washington symposium organized by CAM and B’nai B’rith International.
Among the recipients are those who provided service to the state of Israel through hasbara and Israel advocacy. Recipients also included health professionals and IDF soldiers.
Jewish star Robert Downey Jr. wore the necklace as he accepted the Maltin Modern Master Award for his role in Oppenheimer.
Herzog created the award to preserve the memory of civilian valor and to recognize the efforts those from October 7.
An Israeli short film, Letter to a Pig, by Tal Kantor and Amit Gicelter, was nominated in the Short Animated Film category.
Gessen, a Jewish writer for The New Yorker magazine, published an essay last week comparing the Gaza Strip to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos, sparking backlash from Jewish and pro-Israel activists.
The funding will support excellent scientists and scholars at the career stage where they may still be consolidating their own independent research teams.