Ten individuals or organizations will be honored with this year's Ben-Gurion Award at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev on November 10, 2021, David Ben-Gurion Day.
For the first time, President of Israel Isaac Herzog will be the guest of honor at the ceremony on the Marcus Family Campus. The event will be held in the Joya Claire Sonnenfeldt Auditorium at 6 PM and is open to the press.
The Ben-Gurion Award, inaugurated in 2019, is bestowed on individuals for their contributions to the University, the community, and the Negev. President Herzog will also receive a briefing about the activities of BGU's Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy named after his late father.
The ten individuals or organizations to be recognized are:
Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin
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Former head of IDF Military Intelligence, decorated fighter pilot who flew Operation Opera against Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981. He holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration from BGU.
Reda Masarwa
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Vice President of Fab Construction Engineering of the Intel Corporation. He is the first Arab vice president of global Intel. He is a graduate of BGU's Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Dr. Efrat Bron-Harlev
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CEO of Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, which pioneered many aspects of pediatric care in Israel and in the Middle East.
Shuli Moalem-Refaeli
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Former MK, educator, advocate for IDF widows and orphans.
She holds a Master's degree from BGU in Industrial Engineering and Management.
Gabriel Tamman z"l
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Generous benefactor of educational initiatives in Israel and abroad. One of the University's gates was renovated and will be renamed in his memory on Ben-Gurion Day.
Prof. Bracha Rager
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Former chief scientist of the Health Ministry. One of the founders of BGU's Faculty of Health Sciences and a noted measles researcher. She established the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Prof. Yosef Mizrahi
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Professor emeritus of BGU's Life Sciences Department. He imported and domesticated many exotic fruit trees and adapted them to Israel's climates.
Adv. Mina Kalman-Haddad
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Member of the Beer-Sheva city council and head of the Volunteering Department. Founder of the "Gesher" movement. Past recipient of the volunteering award from the Israel Bar Association. Received a Master's in educational management from BGU.
Dr. Ron Sabar
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Founder of Sabar Health – Home Hospital, the largest home hospital service in Israel and considered the largest physician-based home hospital in the world, caring for over 1,000 patients at any given time. He is a graduate of the University's Medical School.
The Beersheba Theater
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The Beersheba Theater was founded in 1973 and puts on original plays as well as guest plays for Negev residents. Shmulik Yifrach, the Theater's CEO will accept the prize on the theater's behalf.
