The Solomon Bublick Award (Solomon Bublick Public Service Award or Solomon Bublick Prize) is an award made by the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public university, public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein ...
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
Solomon Bublick (died 1945) was an American who left the sum of $37,000 to establish the award to be granted every two years. It is one of the two prestigious awards made 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.
In 1950, the award included $1500.
In 1960, the award included a sterling silver plaque and $1000.
Recipients
* 2018 Professor
Menachem Magidor
Menachem Magidor (Hebrew: מנחם מגידור; born January 24, 1946) is an Israeli mathematician who specializes in mathematical logic, in particular set theory. He served as president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was president o ...
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
* 2015 Israeli President and Prime Minister
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres (; he, שמעון פרס ; born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the ninth president of ...
* 2012
Amal Elsana Alh'jooj, in recognition of her long-standing activism on behalf of the
Bedouin
The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (; , singular ) are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert and ...
community in Israel
* 2013 Prof.
Ruth Gavison
Ruth Gavison ( he, רות גביזון; March 28, 1945, Jerusalem – August 15, 2020, Jerusalem) was an Israeli expert of human rights, professor of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and recipient of the Israel Prize.
Biography
Ruth Gav ...
* 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
* 1999
Haim Zadok for his manifold contributions to the Israeli legal System and the rule of law
* 1998 Prof.
Aryeh Dvoretzky
Aryeh (Arie) Dvoretzky ( he, אריה דבורצקי, russian: Арье Дворецкий; May 3, 1916 – May 8, 2008) was a Russian-born Israeli mathematician, the winner of the 1973 Israel Prize in Mathematics. He is best known for his ...
* 1995
Saul Patai, for editing ''
The Chemistry of Functional Groups''
* 1992 Prof.
Meir Kister
* 1991 Dr.
David S. Sala
* 1981
Marie Syrkin, for work on behalf of the Jewish people
* 1980 Isador Magid
* 1979 Rabbi
Alexander Schindler, for commitment to the role of education in Jewish life
* 1976
Philip S. Bernstein
* 1974
Michael Sacher, British Zionist leader
* 1972 Prof.
Robert Bachi, professor of statistics and demography
* 1967 Judge
Edward S. Silver
* 1966
Saul Adler, awarded posthumously, although informed on the day of his death
* 1966
Robert Szold
* 1964 Prof
Haim Ernst Wertheimer, Professor of Biochemistry, for outstanding scientific work in the field of human biochemistry
* 1960
William Rosenwald, national chairman of the
United Jewish Appeal
The United Jewish Appeal (UJA) was a Jewish philanthropic umbrella organization that existed from its creation in 1939 until it was folded into the United Jewish Communities, which was formed from the 1999 merger of United Jewish Appeal (UJA), Co ...
* 1957 Senator
Herbert H. Lehman
* 1956 Dr.
Bernhard Zondek, Professor of Gynaecology and Obstretics
* 1956 Dr.
Nahum Goldmann
Nahum Goldmann ( he, נחום גולדמן) (July 10, 1895 – August 29, 1982) was a leading Zionist. He was a founder of the World Jewish Congress and its president from 1951 to 1978, and was also president of the World Zionist Organization from ...
* 1953 President
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...
* 1950 Prof.
Eliezer Sukenik, Israel archaeologist, for his work on ancient scrolls believed to be the original manuscript of the Book of Isaiah
* 1949
David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion ( ; he, דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן ; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Adopting the name ...
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