List of Israel Prize recipients

This is a partial list of winners of the Israel Prize.

By year

2008

*David Weiss Halivni - Talmud
*Moshe Oren - Biochemistry
*Noga Alon - Mathematics
*Nissan Nativ - Theater cite news |first=|last=|title=Nissan Nativ dead at 86: Prominent Israeli theater persona found dead in Tel Aviv apartment, just weeks before accepting Israel Prize |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3533889,00.html |work= Ynet |publisher= |date=2008-04-20 |accessdate=2008-05-07]
*Ida Fink (literature), Tuvya Ruebner (poetry) and Nili Mirsky (translation) - Literature
*Adi Shamir - Computer Sciences
*Zeev Sternhell - Political Science
*Rene Yerushalmi - Theatre
*Sami Samocha - Sociology
*Pinhas Cohen-Gan - Painting
*Anita Shapira and Benjamin Isaac - History
*Jewish Agency, WIZO, Na'amat, Emuna, Ezer Metzion, Perach, Youth Movements Council and the Manufactures Association of Israel - Lifetime contributions

2007

*Zvi Selinger - Biology
*Nahum Barnea - Communication
*Elisha Efrat - Geography
*Shalom H. Schwartz - Social Psychology
*The Responsa Project - Torah Literature

2006

*Haim Adler - Education
*Ya'akov Blidstein - Jewish Philosophy
*Miriam Ben-Peretz - Education
*Pnina Saltzman - Music
*Ya'akov Hodorov - Sports
*Ruth Lapidot - Law
*Dvora Omer - Lifetime contributions
*Nahum Kedar - Agriculture
*Ralph Klein - Sports
*Amnon Rubinstein - Law
*Mendi Rodan - Music
*Zvi Rappoport - Chemistry
*Al Schwimmer - Lifetime contributions
*Israeli Andalusian Orchestra

2005

*Yitzhak Orpaz-Auerbach - Literature
*Miriam Erez - Management
*Jacob Bekenstein - Physics
*Aharon Dotan - Hebrew language and linguistics
*Yehezkel Dror - Management
*Rena Zeitzov - Medicine
*Shabtai Tevet - Lifetime contributions
*Yisrael Meir Lau - Lifetime contributions
*Alex Livak - Photography
*Ya'akov Landau - Middle East studies
*Ohad Naharin - Dance
*Sasson Somekh - Middle East studies
*Shaul Feldman - Medicine
*Israel Pinkas - Poetry
*Olga Kapeliuk - Linguistics
*Ben-Ami Sharpstein - Philosophy
*Cameri Theatre - Lifetime contributions

2004

*Sarah Yefet, biblical studies
*Menahem Brinker, literature
*Dov Noy, literature
*Avraham Doron, social work
*Ziva Amishay-Meislish, art history
*Aharon Rezin, biochemistry
*Joseph Bernstein, mathematics
*David Harel, computer sciences
*Esther Samuel-Cohen, statistics
*Yigal Tumarkin, sculpture
*Gila Almagor-Agmon, film
*Gil Aldema, song
*Yehoram Gaon, song
*Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, lifetime contributions
*Lia van Leer, lifetime contributions
*Moshe Schnitzer, lifetime contributions
*Uri Lupolianski

2003

*Israel Ta-Shma - Talmud studies
*Avraham Grossman - Jewish history
*Shulamit Shahar - general history
*Bilha Manheim - sociology
*Charles S. (Yehoshayahu) Liebman - government studies
*Menahem Amir - criminology
*Shlomo Giora Shoham - criminology
*Aaron Ciechanover - biology
*Avinoam Libai - engineering
*Zvi Ben Avraham - earth sciences
*Yosef Bar Yosef - theatre
*Zaharira Harifai - theatre
*Yehudit Hendel - literature
*Aharon Megged - literature
*Aharon Amir - translation
*Geula Cohen - lifetime
*Meir Amit - lifetime
*Yad Vashem - lifetime
*Eli Hurvitz - lifetime

2002

*Asher Koriat - psychology
*Moshe Barur - geography
*Menashe Harel - geography of Israel
*Shmuel Safrai - geography of Israel
*Avraham Biran - archeology
*Ya'akov Frankel - economics
*Ariel Rubinstein - economics
*Avraham Halevi - agriculture
*Itamar Willner - chemistry
*Ada Yonat - chemistry
*Ram Carmi - architecture
*David Tartakover - design
*Dov Yudovsky - media
*Nahum Rakover - Jewish thought
*Eli Horowitz - lifetime contributions
*Ephraim Kishon - lifetime contributions
*Jewish National Fund - lifetime contributions

2001

*Aviezer Ravitzky, Jewish thought
*Gavriel Solomon, education
*Ya'akov Rand, education
*Ruth Ben Yisrael, law
*Yehoshua Weissman, law
*Marcel Elyakim, medicine
*Ruth Arnon, medicine
*Beracha Ramon, medicine
*Yossef Amari, physics
*Shmuel Shtrikman, physics
*Zvi Avni, music
*Yehezkel Braun, music
*Herzl Shmueli, music
*Baruch Hagai, sports
*Abba Eban, lifetime contribution
*Mordechai Ben Porat, lifetime contribution
*Yitzhak Shamir, lifetime contribution

2000

* Menahem Hearn - biblical studies
* Avraham Goldberg - talmudic studies
* Yonah Frenkel - talmudic studies
* Hillel M. Daleski - study of literature
* Harel Fisch - study of literature
* Gad Ben Ami Tsarfati - linguistics
* Shaul Shaked - linguistics
* Yirmiyahu Yovel - philosophy
* Asa Kasher - philosophy
* Raphael Mechoulam - chemistry
* Yosef Zinger - engineering and technology
* Amir Pnueli - computer sciences
* Amalia Kahana-Carmon - writing
* Meir Wieseltier - writing and poetry
* Moshe Kupferman - painting
* Michael Gross - painting and sculpture
* Micha Bar-Am - photography
* Shulamit Aloni - lifetime contribution
* Aryeh Karol - lifetime contribution
* Hagashash Hachiver - lifetime contribution

1990

* Meir Wilchek - life sciences

1980

* Yosl Bergner - painting

Alphabetical

A

*Shmuel Yosef Agnon - 1954 and 1958, literature
*Gil Aldema - 2004, music
*Shulamit Aloni - 2000, lifetime contributions
*Nissim Aloni - 1996, literature
*Gila Almagor - 2004
*Natan Alterman - 1968, literature
*Aharon Amir - 2003, literature
*Meir Amit - 2003, lifetime contributions
*Aharon Appelfeld - 1983, literature
*Mordecai Ardon - art
*Sasha Argov - music
*Ruth Arnon - 2001, medicine
*Robert Aumann - 1994, economics
*Zvi Avni - 2001, music

B

*Gavri Banai
*Yossi Banai
*Aharon Barak
*Joseph Bau
*Yehuda Bauer
*Haim Beinart
*Jacob Bekenstein
*Yitzhak Ben-Aharon
*Paul Ben-Haim
*Miriam Ben-Porat
*Yosl Bergner
*Isaac Dov Berkowitz
*Gary Bertini
*Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
*Moshe Rudolf Bloch - 1966, life sciences
*Yehezkel Braun - 2001, music
*Mordechai Breuer
*Tal Brody - 1979, sports
*Martin Buber
*Yehoshua Ben-Arieh

C

*Geula Cohen - 2003, lifetime award
*Haim Cohen - 1980

D

*Shoshana Damari
*Marcel-Jacques Dubois
*Ben-Zion Dinur

E

*Abba Eban - 2001, lifetime contribution
*Menachem Elon
* Rabbi Moshe Yechiel Epstein Osrov-Henzin (Hasidic dynasty) - 1968 Torah Literature
*Abraham Even-Shoshan

F

*Daniel Friedmann - 1991, law
*Ian Froman - 1989, sports
*Saul Friedlander - 1983, history

G

*Yehoram Gaon
*Shlomo Goren
*Moshe Gil
*Amir Gilboa
*Menahem Golan
*Leah Goldberg
*Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldwicht
*Haim Gouri
*Moshe Greenberg
*Uri Zvi Greenberg
*Nahum Gutman
*Louis Guttman
*Moshe Goshen-Gottstein

H

*Emile Habibi, literature
*Habima
*Hagashash Hachiver - 2000, lifetime contribution
*Andre Haidu, music
*Baruch Hagay - 2001, sports
*David Weiss Halivni - Talmud
*Shimon Halkin
*David Harel
*Haim Hazaz
*Elhanan Helpman - 1991
*Yehudit Hendel, literature
*Ya'akov Hodorov - 2006, Sports

I

*Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
*Israeli Engineering Corps

J

*Jewish National Fund - 2002, lifetime

K

*Amalia Kahana-Carmon - 2000, literature
*Cameri Theatre
*Rabbanit Bracha Kapach
*Olga Kapeliuk
*Dani Karavan - 1977, art
*Makram Khouri
*Moti Kirschenbaum, 1976, television
*Ephraim Kishon - 2002, lifetime
*Ralph Klein - 2006, sports

L

*Yisrael Meir Lau
*Nechama Leibowitz
*Yeshayahu Leibowitz
*Uri Lupolianski

M

*Ehud Manor
*Reuvein Margolies (1957, Rabbinical literature)
*Hanna Maron (1973, Theater)
*Raphael Mechoulam (2000, chemistry)
*Zubin Mehta
*Aharon Megged
*Golda Meir

N

*Ohad Naharin
*Yuval Ne'eman

O

*Yitzhak Orpaz-Auerbach
*Amos Oz

P

*Shoshana Parsitz - 1968, Education
*Ödön Pártos
*David Perlov - 1999, Cinema
*Israel Pinkas
*Amir Pnueli - 2000, computer sciences
*Hans Jakob Polotsky - 1966, Humanities
*Joshua Prawer - 1969, Humanities

R

*Michael O. Rabin - 1995, mathematics
*Yoel Racah - 1958, physics
*Yonatan Ratosh
*Dahlia Ravikovitch - 1998, poetry
*Aviezer Ravitsky - 2001, Jewish thought
*Reuven Rubin - 1973, fine arts
*Nahum Rakover - law
*Ya'akov Rechter
*David Resnick - 1995, architecture
*Shmuel Rodansky - 1984, theatre
*Shalom Rosenfeld - 1986, journalism
*Esther Roth-Shahamorov - 1999, sports
*Bethsabée de Rothschild
*Hanna Rovina - 1956, theatre
*Yehoshua Rozin - 1999, sports
*Amnon Rubinstein
*Ariel Rubinstein - 2002, economics

*Leo Sachs
*Nathan J. Saltz - 1978, Medicine
*Gershon Shaked - 1992, literary Scholarship
*Meir Shamgar - 1996, lifetime contributions
*Gershom Scholem - 1958, Jewish studies
*Shalom H. Schwartz - 2007, Psychology
*Al Schwimmer - 2006, Lifetime contributions
*Shulamit Shahar - 2003, History
*Moshe Shamir - 1988
*Yitzhak Shamir - 2001, lifetime contributions
*Arie Shapira
*Shalom Yosef Shapira ("Shin Shalom") - literature
*Arieh Sharon - 1962, architecture
*Zohara Shatz - 1955, fine art
*Chaim Sheba - 1968, medicine
*Saharon Shelah - 1998, mathematics
*Naomi Shemer - 1983, song
*Yechiel Shemi - 1986, sculpture
*Miriam Yalan-Shteklis - 1956, literature
*David Shimoni - 1954, literature
*Avraham Shlonsky - 1967, literature
*Shoffman, Gershon - literature
*Chone Shmeruk - 1996, Jewish languages
*Eliezer Smoli - 1957, children's literature
*Daniel Sperber - 1992, Judaism
*Adin Steinsaltz - 1988, Jewish studies
*Menahem Stern - 1977, Jewish history
*Meir Sternberg - 1996, literature

T

*Israel M. Ta-Shma - 2004, Jewish thought
*Sheikh Amin Tarif
*David Tartakover
*Yehoshayahu Tishbi - 1979, Jewish thought
*Yigal Tumarkin - 2004, fine arts

W

*Meir Wieseltier - 2000, literature and poetry
*Meir Wilchek - 1990, life sciences
*Wingate Institute - 1989, sports

Y

*Yad Vashem - 2003, lifetime award
*A. B. Yehoshua
*Yosef Yekutieli - 1979, sports
*S. Yizhar

Z

*Nathan Zach - 1995, Hebrew poetry

References

External links

* [http://www.education.gov.il/pras-israel/list4.htm A complete List of the Israel Prize laureates (Hebrew)]