Prof. Yoram Palti’s 'accomplishments are a source of great pride to the State of Israel and an inspiration for the young generation.'

Getting stuck on the road led an Israeli man to create a nationwide volunteering organization, Yedidim, which won the President’s Award this year.

Avital Sharansky escaped the Soviet Union and mounted a decade-long crusade to free her husband and allow the Jewish people of Russia to emigrate to Israel.

A "social fighter for the weaker sectors of the population" and a bereaved mother of fallen IDF soldiers will receive the prestigious Israel Prize.

The age of 67 is when adults usually go into retirement. But as the State of Israel celebrates its own 67th birthday it shows no sign of stopping its work to benefit humanity, and is even increasing its tremendous pace of innovation. By: Michael Ordman There have been many recent Israeli medical advances to combat... Read more »

While internationally renown for his role as Tevye the milkman in the famous classic film "Fiddler on the Roof," Chaim Topol has also been busy working on many other projects over the years.