The Solomon Bublick Award (Solomon Bublick Public Service Award or Solomon Bublick Prize) is an award made by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to a person who has made an important contribution to the advancement and development of the State of Israel. The first award was made in 1949.
History
editSolomon Bublick (died 1945) was an American who left $37,000 to establish an award granted every two years. It is one of the two prestigious awards presented by the University. The prize is given for a lifetime dedicated to the well-being of the Jewish people and the State of Israel, alternatively to an Israeli and to a personality from abroad.[1]
In 1950, the award included $1500.[2] In 1960, the award included a sterling silver plaque and $1000.[3]
Recipients
edit- 2018 Professor Menachem Magidor former president and Professor Emeritus of mathematics at The Hebrew University
- 2016 Professor Hanoch Gutfreund alumnus and former president and Professor Emeritus of theoretical physics of The Hebrew University[4]
- 2015 Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres[5]
- 2012 Amal Elsana Alh'jooj, in recognition of her long-standing activism on behalf of the Bedouin community in Israel[6]
- 2013 Prof. Ruth Gavison[7]
- 2011 Prof. Ilan Chet
- 2010 Avi Naor
- 2009 Professor Shlomo Avineri, a leading Israeli social scientist, in recognition of his contribution to political science and the politics of the State of Israel
- 2003 Uzia Galil [8]
- 1999 Haim Zadok for his manifold contributions to the Israeli legal System and the rule of law
- 1998 Prof. Aryeh Dvoretzky [9]
- 1995 Saul Patai, for editing The Chemistry of Functional Groups[10]
- 1992 Prof. Meir Kister[11]
- 1991 Dr. David S. Sala[12]
- 1981 Marie Syrkin, for work on behalf of the Jewish people[13]
- 1980 Isador Magid
- 1979 Rabbi Alexander Schindler, for commitment to the role of education in Jewish life[14]
- 1976 Philip S. Bernstein
- 1974 Michael Sacher, British Zionist leader[15]
- 1972 Prof. Robert Bachi, professor of statistics and demography[16]
- 1967 Judge Edward S. Silver[17]
- 1966 Saul Adler, awarded posthumously, although informed on the day of his death[18]
- 1966 Robert Szold[19]
- 1964 Prof Haim Ernst Wertheimer, Professor of Biochemistry, for outstanding scientific work in the field of human biochemistry[20]
- 1960 William Rosenwald, national chairman of the United Jewish Appeal[3]
- 1957 Senator Herbert H. Lehman[21]
- 1956 Dr. Bernhard Zondek, Professor of Gynaecology and Obstretics[22]
- 1956 Dr. Nahum Goldmann[23]
- 1953 President Harry S. Truman[24]
- 1950 Prof. Eliezer Sukenik, Israel archaeologist, for his work on ancient scrolls believed to be the original manuscript of the Book of Isaiah[2]
- 1949 David Ben-Gurion[25]
References
edit- ^ Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim (1939). The Hebrew University, Jerusalem: its history and development. Tel-Aviv: Haaretz press.
- ^ a b "Israel Archaeologist Receives Solomon Bublick Prize for Work on Biblical Manuscripts". jta.org. JTA. June 23, 1950. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b "William Rosenwald Receives 1960 Bublick Award of Hebrew University". fta.org. JTA. November 22, 1960. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Solomon Bublick". WN.com. May 31, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Awarding of the 2015 Solomon Bublick Prize to President Shimon Peres". afhu.org. American Friends of the Hebrew University. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Amal Elsana Alh'jooj". ajeec-nisped.org. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Seventy-sixth Board of Governors meeting commences with Convocation, awarding of honorary degrees". October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Mr. Uzia Galil". usistf.rorg. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Honors". Weizman Institute of Science. January 1, 1999. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Rappoport, Zvi (February 1999). "Saul Patai and The Chemistry of Functional Groups" (PDF). Jerusalem. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Cotler urges all Jews to continue supporting human rights causes". The Jerusalem Post. June 18, 1992.
- ^ "Davide Sala honoured" (PDF). The Scribe JOURNAL OF BABYLONIAN JEWRY (46). January 1991. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Kessner, Carole S. (2008). Marie Syrkin: Values Beyond the Self. University Press of New England. p. 444. ISBN 9781584654513.
- ^ "Rabbi Schindler, Pres. UAHC To Present "Mid-East Update"". Ohio Jewish Chronicle. April 12, 1979. p. 1.
- ^ "Judge Silver to Receive 1967 Hebrew University Award in New York". fta.org. JTA. April 12, 1967. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Chronicle". The Jewish Journal of Sociology. 14 (2). December 1972.
- ^ "Ben Gurion Receives Bublick Award". fta.org. JTA. August 10, 1949. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Telkes, Eva (1998). "Biographical Dictionary of the First Generation of Professors at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem". Bulletin du Centre de Recherche Français À Jérusalem (2): 115–125.
- ^ "Robert Szold". nyjewishimprints.info. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Photo". The Canadian Jewish News. May 8, 1964.
- ^ Israel. Merkaz ha-hasbarah (1957). Israel Government Yearbook. Israel Central Office of Information. p. 189.
- ^ Israel. Merkaz ha-hasbarah (1956). Israel Government Yearbook. Israel Central Office of Information. p. 192.
- ^ "Israel's Highest Award to Dr. Nahum Goldmann". Canadian Jewish Chronicle. November 16, 1956. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ The American Friends of the Hebrew University Presentation of the 1953 Solomon Bublick Public Service Award to The Honorable Harry S. Truman. New York. 1953 – via The New York Public Library.
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- ^ "Michael Sacher, British Zionist, Philanthropist. Gets Hebrew U. Award". fta.org. JTA. July 2, 1974. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
