EMET Prize

EMET Prize
Awarded for	Excellence in academic and professional achievements in Science, Art and Culture in Israel
Country	Israel
Presented by	EMN Foundation
First award	2002 (2002)
Website	https://emetprize.com

The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture is an Israeli prize awarded annually for excellence in academic and professional achievements that have far-reaching influence and make a significant contribution to society. Prizes are awarded in the following five categories: the Exact Sciences, Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Culture and the Arts.

The prizes, totaling one million dollars, are sponsored by the EMN Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Art and Culture in Israel, under the auspices of and in cooperation with the Prime Minister of Israel. It is awarded to Israeli citizens and, in certain circumstances, to non-citizens residing in Israel who consider Israel their permanent home.

The EMET Prize is administered by the Award Committee, composed of representatives appointed by the Prime Minister and the EMN Foundation. Currently, the Chairman of the Award Committee is retired Supreme Court Justice Jacob Turkel.

EMET Prize Laureates

2022

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Life Sciences	Brain Research	Professor Hermona Soreq and Professor Rafael Malach
Social Sciences	Law	Professor Ruth Lapidoth and Professor Amnon Rubinstein
Humanities	Archeology	Professor Oded Lipschits and Professor Gideon Shelach-Lavi

2020

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Nano technology	Professor Reshef Tenne and Professor Yechezkel Barenholtz
Life Sciences	Biochemistry	Professor Dan Tawfik
Social Sciences	Psychology	Professor Ruth Feldman
Humanities	Biblical Research	Professor Devorah Dimant and Professor Eliezer (Ed) Greenstein
Culture and Arts	Architecture	Professor Bracha Chyutin and Professor. Shamai Asif

2019

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Physics and Space Research	Professor Mordechai Segev and Professor Tsvi Piran
Life Sciences	Bio-Medicine	Professor Michal Schwartz Professor Yair Reisner and Professor Yinon Ben-Neriah
Social Sciences	Political Science and Strategy	Professor Azar Gat and Professor Avner de Shalit
Humanities	History	Professor Mechal Sobel and Professor Benjamin Z. Kedar
Culture and Arts	Translation - Poetry and Literature	Doctor Hannah Amit-Kochavi and Doctor David Weinfeld

2018

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Chemistry	Professor Meir Lahav and Professor Leslie Leiserowitz
Life Sciences	Genetics	Professor Hanna Engelberg-Kulka and Professor Ephrat Levy-Lahad
Social Sciences	Sociology and Anthropology	Professor Eva Illouz and Professor Hanna Herzog
Humanities	Jewish Law	Professor Nahum Rakover
Culture and Arts	Photography	Mrs. Michal Rovner and Mr. Sharon Yaari

2017

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Computer & Electronic engineering	Professor Jacob Ziv
Life Sciences	Cancer Research	Professor Zelig Eshhar and Professor Alexander Levitzki
Social Sciences	Economics	Professor Assaf Razin
Humanities	Philosophy	Professor David Heyd
Culture and Arts	Theater	Mr. Oded Kotler and Mr. Yevgeny Aryeh

2016

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Mathematics	Professor David Kazhdan and Professor Joseph Bernstein
Life Sciences	Brain Research	Professor Haim Sompolinsky
Social Sciences	Social Work	Professor Zahava Solomon and Professor Rami Benbenishty
Humanities	Holocaust Research	Professor Yehuda Bauer
Culture and Arts	Hebrew Literature	Author Abraham B. Yehoshua and Author Ronit Matalon

2015

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Earth and Environmental Science	Professor Joseph Loya and Professor Daniel Rosenfeld
Life Sciences	Agriculture	Professor Morris Soller and Professor Dani Zamir
Social Sciences	Education	Professor Bat-Sheva Eylon and Professor Miriam Ben-Peretz
Humanities	Jewish Philosophy	Professor Dov Schwartz
Culture and Arts	Music	Professor Betty Olivero and Professor Tzvi Avni
Honoree of Emet Prize		Former Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Bach

2014

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Computer Science	Professor Shimon Ullman
Life Sciences	Biotechnology	Professor David Wallach
Social Sciences	Law	Professor Yitzhak Zamir and Professor Ariel Porat
Humanities	Archaeology	Professor Naama Goren-Inbar and Professor Yoram Tsafrir
Culture and Arts	Architecture	Architect Shlomo Aronson and Architect Yaacov Yaar
Honoree of Emet Prize		Professor Michael Sela

2013

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Physics	Professor Moty (Mordehai) Heiblum
Life Sciences	Genetic	Professor Ben-Zion Shilo, Professor Giora Simchen, and Professor Gideon Rechavi
Social Sciences	Political Science	Professor Shlomo Avineri
Humanities	Jewish Languages	Professor David M. Bunis
Culture and Arts	Painting and Sculpture	Professor Zvi Goldstein (Painting), Professor Nahum Tevet (Sculpture)

2012

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Chemistry	Professor Raphael Mechoulam and Professor Abraham Nitzan
Life Sciences	Physiology	Professor Adi Kimchi and Professor Marshall Devor
Social Sciences	Economics	Professor Menahem Yaari
Humanities	Linguistics	Professor Ruth A. Berman and Professor Moshe Bar-Asher
Culture and Arts	Acting	Mrs. Lea Koenig-Stolper

2011

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Mathematics	Professor Saharon Shelah and Professor Noga Alon
Social Sciences	Psychology	Professor Dan Zakay and Professor Gershon Ben-Shakhar
Humanities	Jewish Law	Professor Eliav Shochetman and Professor Berachyahu Lifshitz
Culture and Arts	Photography	Miki Kratsman and Professor Hanan Laskin

2010

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Computer Science	Professor Sarit Kraus and Professor David Harel
Life Sciences	Brain Research	Professor Moussa B.H. Youdim and Professor Baruch Minke
Social Sciences	Journalism	Carmela Menashe
Humanities	Ancient Middle East and African Studies	Professor Itamar Singer (Ancient Middle East Studies), Professor David Dean Shulman (African and Asian Studies)
Culture and Arts	Poetry and Literature	Shin Shifra

2009

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Physics	Professor Harry J. Lipkin
Life Sciences	Cancer Research	Professor Chaim Cedar and Professor Aharon Razin
Humanities	Talmudic Studies and Jewish Philosophy	Professor Menahem Kahana (Talmud), Professor Zev Harvey (Jewish Philosophy)
Culture and Arts	Choreography and Dance	Yair Vardi and Ohad Naharin

2008

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Chemistry	Professor Joshua Jortner and Professor Itamar Willner
Life Sciences	Genetics	Professor Batsheva Kerem and Professor Yoram Groner
Social Sciences	Education	Professor Moshe Dov Caspi and Professor Rachel Elboim-Dror
Humanities	Middle Eastern Studies	Professor Etan Kohlberg and Professor Sasson Somekh
Culture and Arts	Music	Professor Yizhak Sadai and Yoni Rechter

2007

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Computer Science and Mathematics	Professor Micha Sharir (Computer Science), Professor Vitali Milman and Professor Shmuel Agmon (Mathematics)
Life Sciences	Biochemistry and Microbiology	Professor Yosef Yarden (Biochemistry), Professor Eliora Z. Ron (Microbiology)
Social Sciences	Law and Criminology	Professor Aharon Barak (Law), Professor Shlomo Giora Shoham (Criminology)
Humanities	Philosophy and History	Professor Avishai Margalit (Philosophy), Professor Myriam Yardeni (History)
Culture and Arts	Literature	Sami Michael and David Grossman

2006

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Physics and Earth Science	Professor Yakir Aharonov and Professor Yoseph Imry (Physics) and Professor Zvi Garfunkel (Earth Science)
Life Sciences	Medicine and Biology	Professor Peretz Lavie (Medicine), Professor Ada Yonath and Professor Eli Keshet (Biology)
Social Sciences	Economy and Management Science	Professor Haim Levy and Professor Ariel Rubinstein
Humanities	Talmudic Studies and Jewish Philosophy	Professor Yaakov Sussmann (Talmud), Professor Yehuda Liebes (Jewish Philosophy)
Culture and Arts	Architecture and Design	Zvi Narkis (Design) and Nitza Metzger Szmuk (Architecture)

2005

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Professor Meir Wilchek (Chemistry), Professor Zehev Tadmor (Chemical Engineering)
Life Sciences	Cancer Research and Biology	Professor Yosef Shiloh (Cancer Research), Professor Zvi Selinger (Biology)
Social Sciences	Archaeology and Sociology	Professor Amos Kloner and Professor Ephraim Stern (Archaeology), Professor S.N. Eisenstadt (Sociology)
Humanities	Literary Research and Religion Research	Professor R.J. Zwi Werblowsky (Religion), Professor Benjamin Harshav (Literature)
Culture and Arts	Director and Acting (Theater)	Michael Gurevich (Theatre director), Orna Porat (Acting)

2004

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Computer Science and Mathematics	Professor Michael O. Rabin (Computer Science), Professor Hillel Furstenberg (Mathematics)
Life Sciences	Biotechnology and Brain Research	Professor Michel Revel (Biotechnology), Professor Moshe Abeles (Brain Research)
Social Sciences	Psychology and Education	Professor Mario Mikulincer (Psychology), Professor Zvi Lamm and Professor Haim Harari (Education)
Humanities	History and Jewish History and Biblical Research	Professor Meir Benayahu (History), Professor Emanuel Tov (Biblical Research)
Culture and Arts	Painting and Sculpture	Yair Garbuz (Painiting), Ya'acov Dorchin (Sculpture)

2003

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Physics	Prof. Igal Talmi, Prof. Yuval Ne'eman
Life Sciences	Agriculture and Biology	Prof. Varda Rotter and Prof. Moshe Oren (Biology), Prof. Ilan Chet (Agriculture)
Social Sciences	Law	Prof. Ruth Gavison
Humanities	History	Prof. Michael Confino, Prof. Moshe Jammer
Culture and Arts	Classical Music and Dance	Rina Schenfeld (Dance), Prof. Noam Sheriff (Music)

2002

Award category	Field	Laureate(s)
Exact Sciences	Chemistry	Prof. Dan Shechtman, Prof. Raphael Levine
Life Sciences	Medicine and Genetics	Prof. Avram Hershko, Prof. Aaron Ciechanover, Prof. Leo Sachs
Social Sciences	Economics	Prof. Elhanan Helpman, Prof. Israel Aumann
Humanities	Talmudic Studies and Jewish Philosophy	Prof. Israel Ta-Shma (Talmudic Studies), Prof. Moshe Idel (Jewish philosophy)
Culture and Arts	Literature	S. Yizhar (Izhar Smilansky)

External links

• Official webpage in English
• The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture (official website)