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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

Charles Bronfman Prize

IsraAid CEO Yotam Polizer aids a Syrian refugee in Lesbos, Greece, in 2015 (courtesy of IsraAid)
January 25, 2023, 7:42 pm
Activist who took Israeli disaster aid global wins humanitarian prize
Yotam Polizer heads IsraAid, NGO with 320 staff that provides help at disasters worldwide, will receive prestigious Charles Bronfman Prize
By Nathan Jeffay
David Hertz is the cofounder of Gastromotiva, a Brazilian-based organization that fights unemployment and social inequality. (Courtesy of the Charles Bronfman Prize via JTA)
September 8, 2019, 12:26 am
David Hertz, who uses food for social change, wins $100K Bronfman Prize
Jewish entrepreneur from Brazil is cofounder of Gastromotiva, which counters inequality and unemployment with cooking and nutrition education
By JTA
Journalist and podcaster Sarah Koenig. (Sandy Honig)
April 24, 2019, 12:15 am
Could a revolutionary podcast change America’s criminal justice system?
When Sarah Koenig launched the law-oriented ‘Serial,’ she had no idea how big it would be. But after over 340 million downloads, will success mean reform on the ground?
By Cathryn J. Prince
Amy Bach, founder of Measure for Justice, and recent winner of the Charles Bronfman Prize. (Carlos Ortiz/Democrat & Chronicle)
October 14, 2018, 2:31 am
A fair win for criminal justice reformer who takes top humanitarian award
Amy Bach snags the Charles Bronfman Prize for her work in founding Measures For Justice — a nonprofit that takes stock of America’s legal system
By Cathryn J. Prince
Amy Bach won the 2018 Charles Bronfman Prize for her research into the criminal justice system. (John Schlia via JTA)
September 6, 2018, 9:19 am
US criminal justice researcher wins $100,000 Charles Bronfman Prize
Author Amy Bach recognized for her efforts to gather data about the American criminal justice system and make it accessible to the public
By Josefin Dolsten
Writer Etgar Keret with his father Efraim, who died a few years ago in a photo from 2006. (Jonathan Bloom)
From the WebMay 26, 2017, 11:36 am
Writer Etgar Keret on the polemics of being Jewish
The Jewish Week: The 2016 Bronfman Prize-winner speaks with a half-smile about writing, politics and the transcendental
By Sandee Brawarsky
Etgar Keret at the 2011 International Writers' Festival (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
June 9, 2016, 10:04 pm
Israeli author Etgar Keret awarded Bronfman Prize
One of Israel’s most successful writers receives $100,000 prize for conveying Jewish and humanitarian values
By JTA
Publisher Tina Brown, left, interviewing Rebecca Heller, co-founder and director of the International Refugee Assistance Project, at an event in New York honoring Heller as the 2015 recipient of The Charles Bronfman Prize, April 4, 2016. (Bill Stanton)
April 6, 2016, 3:56 am
Meet the ‘intensely neurotic’ Jew saving the world’s refugees
Rebecca Heller awarded Charles Bronfman Prize for work providing free legal services to those fleeing war, persecution
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Eric Rosenthal
June 4, 2013, 9:43 am
Eric Rosenthal wins Bronfman prize
Disability rights activist takes award for humanitarian work.
May 23, 2012, 9:15 am
Charles Bronfman Prize recipient helps post-9/11 veterans
Mission Continues helps reintegrate the veterans into civilian life through a six-month community service fellowship
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