President Shimon Peres awards German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Presidential Medal of Distinction for her commitment to German-Israeli friendship, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, 25 February 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
BERLIN — A new prize will recognize individual’s contributions to the shaping of German-Israeli relations.
The German-Israeli Future Forum and Germany’s Foreign Ministry are calling for applications from young professionals ages 18-45 from both Germany and Israel for the “Shimon Peres Prize” to be given in October in Berlin.
Two awards will be given – one to an Israeli and another to a German. It comes with a cash prize of 10,000 euro, or more than $11,000.
Deadline for applications is July 31. Details can be found on the foundation’s website.
Peres, who served as prime minister and later as president of Israel, died in September 2016.
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President Shimon Peres speaking at the Bundestag in Berlin, January 27, 2010 (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)
According to an announcement from the seven-year-old foundation, the prize – announced by newly installed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Jerusalem in May – is meant to honor “professionals and executives who have made an outstanding contribution to the shaping of German-Israeli relations,” particularly through scientific cooperation ventures, artistic collaborations and German-Israeli exchange projects.
Winners will be selected by a jury whose members represent academia, politics, civil society, culture and the economy.
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