Herzl Award

The Herzl Award is awarded annually by the Department for Zionist Activities of the World Zionist Organization (WZO) to outstanding young men and women in recognition of their exceptional efforts on behalf of Israel and the Zionist cause. The award was first awarded in 1954 to Winston Churchill, on the centennial anniversary of Theodore Herzl's death.

Herzl Award
Awarded forExceptional efforts on behalf of Israel and the Zionist cause
CountryIsrael
Presented byWorld Zionist Organization
First awarded2004

Background

Herzl was the father of political Zionism. Even though he died at the young age of 44, of which only 9 were dedicated to the Zionist cause, he was able to mobilize the forces and create the infrastructure that would revolutionize the Jewish world and bring about the realization of the Jewish people's age-old dream of returning to Zion.

Award requirements

According to the site of the WZO candidates are nominated by Zionist Federations around the world for achievement in one or more of several fields:

  • Encouraging aliyah
  • Promoting Zionist education (formal or informal)
  • Fostering the study of Hebrew
  • Advocating on behalf of Israel
  • Furthering the development of Israel as an exemplary society
  • Contributing to the advancement of Zionist thought
  • Organizing on behalf of the Zionist movement

Nominees must be no older than 44, Herzl's age at the time of his death.

Recipients

All Herzl Award recipients receive a distinctive certificate and an engraved cast bronze trophy, as well as being inscribed in a special Herzl album in Jerusalem.

YearRecipients
2004 Susana Edith Gelber
Ron Weiser
Francis Weitz
Simon Boysen
Attila Novak
Raphael (Ralphy) Ezekiel Jhirad
Marcos Metta Cohen
Meny Samra Cohen
Errol Anstey
David Borowich
Elana Yael Heideman
Brian Sacks
Moises Salinas
2005 Damian Szvalb
Gabriel Martell
Dalia Melchior
Enrique Olsoff
Evgeny Maryanchik
Avrom Krengel
David Collins
Steven Elstein
Jonathan Hantman
Gerardo Stuczynski
Elías Farache
2006[1] Andrea Uzan
Stanislav Skibinski
Nathan Feldman
Moises Mitrani
Phil Koningham
Ted Ekeroth
Stephen Rosenthal
2007 Andrés Abramovicz
Marisol Garriga
Jacobo Adat
Tamar Lazarus
Dmitri Vasserman
Daniel Berke
Shanee Fischer
Alberto Moryusef
2008 Fabio Kornblaum
Daniel Lew
Charlotte Thalmay
Mauricio Faradji
Laura Taragan
2009 Laurence (Doron) Perez
Torbjorn Karfunkel
Deborah Isaac
2010 Arieh Grossman
Jonathan Sacerdoti
2015 Benjamin Laniado
2016 Rowan Polovin
Enrique Chmelnik
2019[2] Rebeca Mischne

In addition, the Winner of the South African Zionist Federation's "Zionist Quiz" for schools is awarded a Herzl Prize (through 2009).

References
  1. "Herzl Award Recipients 2006". Jewish Agency for Israel. May 7, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  2. "Por primera vez una mujer recibe el Premio Herzl". Diario Judio. Dec 5, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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