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The Genesis Prize Foundation gave grants to 37 organizations “dedicated to the advancement of women.” (Courtesy of the Genesis Prize Foundation)
September 5, 2018, 5:44 am
Genesis Prize funds groups looking to close Israel’s stubborn gender gap
Award ceremony goes ahead without prize winner Natalie Portman, who chose not to attend, citing differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
By Sam Sokol
Natalie Portman arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Annihilation' at the Regency Village Theatre on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
June 27, 2018, 6:34 pm
Genesis Prize launches grants challenge to promote gender equality
Funding for Women’s Empowerment Challenge to come from $1 million awarded to actress Natalie Portman, who refused to attend prize ceremony in Israel
By JTA
Philanthropist Morris Kahn, left, Genesis Prize Laureate Natalie Portman, center, and Stan Polovets, co-founder and Chairman of the Genesis Prize Foundation. (Genesis Foundation)
May 28, 2018, 1:22 pm
Genesis, Morris Kahn set up $1m grant competition to boost women in Israel
Nonprofits working in the field are eligible to apply; program is in line with foundation’s 2018 theme: ‘Advancing women’s equality in all aspects of human endeavor’
By Shoshanna Solomon
Natalie Portman attends the 27th Annual EMA Awards at Barker Hangar on September 23, 2017, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Richard Shotwell/ Invision/AP)
May 14, 2018, 10:44 pm
Natalie Portman will receive ‘Jewish Nobel’ despite refusal to come to Israel
But Genesis Prize Foundation accuses actress of ‘giving ammunition’ to pro-BDS groups, says her decision offended numerous women’s organizations
By JTA
Ilya Zaslavskiy
April 25, 2018, 11:09 am
Ilya Zaslavskiy
Justice Ginsburg, don’t accept a prize backed by Putin’s oligarchs
The Genesis billionaires are linked to shady dealings on a global scale, including possible meddling in US elections
Natalie Portman arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Annihilation" at the Regency Village Theatre, on February 13, 2018. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
April 23, 2018, 10:41 pm
TV: Portman initially refused to collect Genesis prize because of Gaza violence
Email from actress’s representatives reportedly expresses concern about ‘the news from Gaza… the government’s actions and the latest escalation’
By TOI staff
Natalie Portman attends the 27th Annual EMA Awards at Barker Hangar on September 23, 2017, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Richard Shotwell/ Invision/AP)
April 21, 2018, 9:22 pm
Likud attacks ‘hypocrite’ Natalie Portman after actress snubs Netanyahu
Israeli-born Hollywood star clarifies she is not boycotting Israel, but won’t come to accept prize known as ‘Jewish Nobel’ so as not to be seen as endorsing PM
By TOI staff
Natalie Portman arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Annihilation' at the Regency Village Theatre on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
April 21, 2018, 4:06 am
Natalie Portman on prize snub: ‘I didn’t want to appear to endorse Netanyahu’
Actress says decision to skip Israel event has been ‘mischaracterized,’ stresses she doesn’t back BDS: ‘I can be critical of the leadership without wanting to boycott the nation’
By TOI staff
Actress Natalie Portman teaches Hebrew slang in a Vanity Fair video (YouTube screenshot)
April 21, 2018, 12:43 am
Snubbing Israel, Natalie Portman won’t get to distribute Genesis Prize money
Foundation will decide where funds go after actress announces she won’t travel to Israel due to ‘recent events’
By JTA
Natalie Portman, seen in Jerusalem's Nahlaot neighborhood in a scene from 'A Tale of Love and Darkness,' February 11, 2014. (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
April 20, 2018, 10:27 pm
Israeli minister to Natalie Portman: You have been fooled by Hamas propaganda
Gilad Erdan appeals to Jerusalem-born actress to come and see the truth, after she says she does ‘not feel comfortable participating in any public events in Israel’
By TOI staff
Natalie Portman tinkers with a mutant crocodile in 'Annihilation.' (Paramount Pictures)
April 20, 2018, 11:54 am
Culture minister says Natalie Portman has ‘fallen into BDS hands’
MK Azaria warns that actress’s cancellation of visit to Israel to receive award is a sign of Israel losing US Jewish community; Likud MK Hazan: Cancel her citizenship
By TOI staff
Philanthropist Morris Kahn, left, Genesis Prize Laureate Natalie Portman, center, and Stan Polovets, co-founder and Chairman of the Genesis Prize Foundation. (Genesis Foundation)
December 19, 2017, 5:51 pm
Philanthropist doubles Natalie Portman’s $1 million ‘Jewish Nobel’
Morris Kahn’s donation to Israel-born actress will be used as grants for projects advancing women’s rights
By Stuart Winer
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg smiles as she converses with Judge Ann Claire Williams (not seen) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at Roosevelt University, in Chicago, September 11, 2017. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
November 15, 2017, 5:00 pm
Jewish group honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg for lifetime achievement
Genesis Prize Foundation says award given to mark Supreme Court justice’s work on civil liberties and women’s rights
By AP
Director Natalie Portman attends a photocall for 'A Tale Of Love And Darkness' during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 17, 2015. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images, via JTA)
November 7, 2017, 4:12 pm
Actress Natalie Portman named winner of $1 million ‘Jewish Nobel’
Genesis Prize Foundation money awarded to film star and social activist will go to programs advancing equal rights for women
By JTA
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