Country Israel First awarded 2008 | Presented by Jewish National Fund | |
Awarded for personal contribution to Zionism | ||
Moskowitz Prize for Zionism, established by Irving and Cherna Moskowitz, is given for activity in realization of Zionism, as it is comprehended by the Moskowitzes. The Prize has been granted every year since 2008 to three winners in a cereomony which takes place on Jerusalem Day, in the City of David. The prize extent to each winner is US$50,000.
The prize founder, billionaire Irving Moskowitz is an American businessman and a right activist who supports Israeli settlements in the West Bank. On the prize judge committee chair stands his wife Cherna Moskowitz. The members of the committee are public personalities from Israel and abroad, whom amongst are Avigdor Kahalani and Moshe Arens. Yisrael Aumann serves as a special advisor of the prize committee.
The Declared Aim of the Prize:
The need of this special prize arose because of the feeling, shared by many, that the true heroes of Zionism of current Israel - these who are known by the public and those who move away from spotlights, do not achieve the establishment recognition and public esteem they deserve. Subject of discussion are Israeli men and women who work out of feeling of personal responsibility, vision and feeling of national errand, each one in his own zone, sometimes while sacrificing their personal welfare and even while risking their safety.