BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2023

The Sami Michael Prize award ceremony at the Writer’s House. Photo: Diego Mitelberg

Rector Prof. Chaim Hames (L) with the Ladislaus

Laszt Ecumenical and Social Concern Award honorees

SAMI MICHAEL PRIZE AWARDED AT WRITERS’ HOUSE

The Sami Michael Prize for Equality and Social Justice was awarded to Dr. Dov Khenin, Naama Katiee, and David Mizrahi in December. The annual prize, a collaboration between the Sami Michael Foundation, the Herzog Institute, BGU’s Heksherim Institute and the Writers' House in honor of Amos Oz, honors those who contribute to an equitable and just society. LADISLAUS LASZT ECUMENICAL AWARDS GO TO ACTIVISTS IN ISRAEL The University bestowed the 2022 Ladislaus Laszt Ecumenical and Social Concern Awards upon activists in Israel with a strong commitment to societal reform and interreligious dialogue: Brother Olivier from the Abu Ghosh Benedictine Monastery, the Negev Interreligious Initiative​, and Ms. Yisca Harani.

UC BERKELEY PROFESSOR RECEIVES INAUGURAL ZUCKERBERG WATER PRIZE Prof. Ashok Gadgil, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Berkeley, received the inaugural Zuckerberg Water Prize this spring for his lasting global impact in the field of water. The award was granted during the first biannual International Water Summit held at BGU.

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