The Israel Goldstein Prize For Distinguished Leadership
About
the prize
The Yakir Keren Hayesod Award is given to leaders of Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal, in recognition of their commitment and volunteerism, as well as to those who have distinguished themselves by their contribution towards promoting the aims and goals of Keren Hayesod, both in Israel and throughout the Jewish world.
Criteria:
- Long-standing, devoted service within the Jewish community on behalf of Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal
- An exceptionally high-level or quality contribution, which significantly impacts on Keren Hayesod and the local Campaign
- Leadership, personal example and bold initiative
- Recruiting and training volunteer workers and conveying the special messages of Keren Hayesod
- Unswerving devotion to duty, multi-faceted activity and an unflagging acceptance of the challenges facing Keren Hayesod and the Jewish people in Israel and the Diaspor
Guidelines:
- The award is presented annually to outstanding men and women meeting the criteria. The International Committee at the Jerusalem Head Office, comprising the World Chairman of Keren Hayesod, the Chairman of the World Board of Trustees and the Director General, is entitled to determine the number of recipients each year.
The award was presented for the first time during Israel’s Jubilee Year. - The Committee has the authority not to present the award in any given year.
- National committees in the various campaigns will recommend award recipients, stating the reasons for their recommendation.
- The names of recommended candidates and the reasons for their candidacy will reach the Selection Committee, no later than January of each year
Recipients of the Yakir Keren Hayesod Award
2023
Rev. Rebecca J. Brimmer – Jerusalem, Israel
Michael Cohn, M.D. – Stockholm, Sweden
Gordon Diamond, O.C., O.B.C. & Leslie Diamond, O.B.C. – Vancouver, Canada
Hilary Jocum – Pretoria, South Africa
Rafael Nasser – São Paulo, Brazil
Lance Michael Rosenberg – Sydney, Australia
2020
Stephen Cordell – Sydney, Australia
Warren and Debbie Kimel – Toronto, Canada
Nadia Guth Biasini – Basel, Switzerland
Oranuj Raiva – Thailand
Dr. Boris Mints – Latvia
Chella Safra – São Paulo, Brazil
Berta Sutton – Argentina
2019
Jan Fischer, Germany
Vadim Gluzman, USA
Melanie Greenfeld, Australia
Sergio Oberlander Sum, Uruguay
Richard Prasquier, France
The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Israel
2018
Honey and Barry Sherman z”l, Toronto, Canada
Julian Black, Melbourne, Australia
Anna Hsiao-Fen Shen, Taiwan
Alison Berk Katzeff z”l, Cape Town, South Africa
Lev Leviev, London, United Kingdom
Diana Varzan De Laufer, Asuncion, Paraguay
2017
Eduardo M. Avayú Guiloff, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Jack Hasen, Montreal, Canada
Doron and Marianne Livnat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Yakir of the Jewish People : Ye Jianming, Shanghai, China
Aaron Frenkel, Israel
Temur Ben Yehuda Khikhinashvili, Moscow, Russia
Aaron Frenkel, Israel
Temur Ben Yehuda Khikhinashvili, Moscow, Russia
2016
Sherly America-Gosal, Amsterdam, Holland – Jakarta, Indonesia
Robert and Renée Drake, Amsterdam, Holland
Pierre Haas, Paris, France
John M. Schaffer, Perth, Australia
Jorge Armando Stern, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2015
Robert Dorfman, Hong Kong
Philip J. Krawitz, Cape Town, South Africa
Meyer Joseph Nigri, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Joseph (Joe) Tugendhaft, Geneva, Switzerland
2014
Dr. (h.c.) Harry Hoffman OAM z”l, Perth, Australia
Víctor Jamri, Bogota, Colombia
Joseph (Jo) Nakam, Paris, France
Louise Paktor, Amsterdam, Holland
2012
Sami Bollag z”l, Zurich, Switzerland
Martha Flisser, Mexico City, Mexico
Dr. David Leschem, Munich, Germany
Stanley K. Plotnick, Montreal, Canada
Veta and Victor z”l Mionis, Athens, Greece
Sheila and Eric Samson, Israel-South Africa
Jaime Luiz Zaborowsky, São Paulo, Brazil
2010
Asser Victor, Athens, Greece
Braginsky René, Zurich, Switzerland
Christenen Voor Israel, Holland
Finger Harold, Sydney, Australia
Galsky Yacher Isaac z”l, Peru
Koifman Marisa Liberman, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kraemer Olivier, Paris, France
Roth Stanley, Sydney, Australia
Silver Shoel, Toronto, Canada
2008
Roslyn Smorgon z”l, Melbourne, Australia
2007
Jaime Garber Sulkes, Mexico City, Mexico
David Iakobachvili, Moscow, Russia
Jaap Meijers, Amsterdam, Holland
Max Rapaport, Paris, France
Jack Smorgon AO, Melbourne, Australia
2006
Jose Codner Chijner, Santiago, Chile
Anna Laura Geschmay Mevorach, Venice, Italy
Henry Koschitzky, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Alexander Machkevitch, Kazakhstan, FSU
Sabby Mionis, Athens, Greece
Anna Laura Geschmay Mevorach, Venice, Italy
Henry Koschitzky, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Alexander Machkevitch, Kazakhstan, FSU
Sabby Mionis, Athens, Greece
2004
Adnan Kandiyoti, Brussels, Belgium
Selmo Nissenbaum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Stanley J. Seeff, Johannesburg, South Africa
Nicole Weinberg z”l, Paris, France
2003
Eugenio Brody, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Dan Fibert, Gothenburg, Sweden
Hilde Hines z”l, Adelaide, Australia
2002
Michael Bregman,Toronto, Canada
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein z”l, Jerusalem, Israel
Ana Abeliuk de Fischer, Santiago, Chile
David Koschitzky, Toronto, Canada
Sruel Prajs, Berlin, Germany
2001
Max Benhamou, Paris, France
Mark Leibler AC, Melbourne, Australia
Guido Modiano, Milan, Italy
2000
Ronni Benatoff, Italy-Israel
Dr. Ernst Braunschweig z”l, Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. Nina Einhorn z”l, Stockholm, Sweden
Isaac Markovich, Mexico City, Mexico
Philippe Nordmann z”l, Geneva, Switzerland
Menno Emanuel Paktor, Amsterdam, Holland
Paola de Picciotto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ronald Preston, London, United Kingdom
Hugo Ramniceanu z”l, Paris, France
Max Shnider z”l, Melbourne, Australia
Leon Wilder z”l, Cape Town, South Africa
Harvey Wolfe, Montreal, Canada
1998
Sender Aizencang z”l, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Ignacio Aizenman Sagal z”l, San Jose de Costa Rica
Dave Bensky z”l, Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Jonathan Berkowitz, Vancouver, Canada
Neri Bloomfield z”l, Montreal, Canada
Henrique Bochner, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jaime Salomon Brodsky Malmon, Lima, Peru
Armand Buchsenspanner z”l, Frankfurt, Germany
Anselmo Cesarco z”l, Montevideo, Uruguay
Joy Cohen z”l, London, United Kingdom
Franz T. Cohn, Stockholm, Sweden
Alberto Deller, Quito, Ecuador
Joseph Domberger z”l, Munich, Germany
Russel Gaddin z”l, Johannesburg, South Arica
Jacobo Goldberg Singer z”l, Mexico City, Mexico
Dagmar Goldstein Samson z”l , Copenhagen, Denmark
Leon Hachuel Moreno, Madrid, Spain
Gerald Halbert, Toronto, Canada
Geoffrey Herman, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Shlomo Hillel z”l, Israel
Roberto Hodara z”l, Milan, Italy
Eric Horn z”l, Brussels, Belgium
Mervyn Horwitz z”l, Pretoria, South Africa
Penny Hurst OAM, Sydney, Australia
David Ismajovich Brom, Asuncion, Paraguay
Robert Herzl Kaplan, Cape Town, South Africa
Chaim Kaufman z”l, Antwerp, Belgium
Gabriel Katri, Geneva, Switzerland
Brian Kerner z”l, London, United Kingdom
Philippe Kraemer z”l, Paris, France
Maximo Lamm z”l, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr. Leon Levitt, Perth, Australia
Herman Menco z”l, Amsterdam, Holland
Moises Aron Mizrachi, Panama City, Panama
Mario Nathusius, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Zelda Oliven z”l, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Shimon Peres z”l, Israel
Hanoj Perez, Bogota, Colombia
Henrique Rosset z”l, São Paulo, Brazil
John Shalit, Melbourne, Australia
Yitzhak Shamir z”l, Israel
Abraham Springer, Berlin, Germany
Leonard Steinberg z”l, Manchester, United Kingdom
Pedro Tockus, Santiago, Chile
Ernst Weil z”l, Zurich, Switzerland
Anton Winter z”l, Vienna, Austria
Miriam Kemper de Zrihen, Caracas, Venezuela
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