Nefesh
B’Nefesh Creates Award To Recognize Outstanding Anglo Immigrants
In Israel
By
Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency
Israel News Agency
Jerusalem,
Israel --- October 5, 2013 ... Nefesh B’Nefesh has established
an award to recognize outstanding immigrants to Israel from English-speaking
countries.
A panel of judges will award $10,000 prizes in five categories: science and medicine; education and non-profit; IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and national service; entrepreneurship and technology; and culture, sports and art.
Nominations for the prize will be accepted through December 15, 2013.
“We believe that accentuating the achievements of Western olim will be a catalyst to inspire others to make Aliyah and help make a difference to our young country,” said Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, a Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founder and its executive director.
The panel of judges includes Lt.- Gen. (Ret.) Gabi Ashkenazi, former IDF chief of staff; Dr. David Breakstone, vice chairman of the World Zionist Organization; David Gerstein, a prominent painter and sculptor; Rabbi Berel Wein, founder and director of The Destiny Foundation; Yehuda Avner, an author and a former diplomat and prime ministerial adviser; and Barbara Goldstein, the deputy executive director of Hadassah, Israel.
Founded in 2002 with the goal of revitalizing immigration from North America, NBN is funded by the Israeli government, the Jewish Agency and private donors.
NBN has offices in the United States and Britain but is headquartered in Jerusalem. It employs counselors and immigration professionals throughout Israel whose main job is to minimize the financial, logistical and social obstacles immigrants face before and after they arrive.
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