BGU&U | SPRING 2022

Modern Day Ben-Gurions

The 2021 Ben Gurion Award recipients. Photo: Shay Shmueli

“Anything is possible when we take bold action to forge a new reality.”

founder by recognizing, on Israel’s national day of remembrance for David Ben Gurion, individuals who have advanced his legacy. Together, the recipients confirm Ben-Gurion’s guiding belief that “the only greatness we can expect…is the greatness of spirit, of science, [and of] learning about nature and the human condition.”

The 2021 Ben-Gurion Day at BGU was an opportunity to honor individuals and organizations who embody the national founder’s legacy. When BGU inaugurated the Ben-Gurion Awards in 2019, it sought to commemorate the life and vision of Israel’s national

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