Emet prize

Without a past, there is neither a present nor a future

EMET Prize winners in the humanities in archaeology discuss the fieldwork, research and passion it takes to understand human behavior throughout history.

  PROF. ODED LIPSCHITS:  ‘Being an archaeologist is like being the conductor of an orchestra.’
2022 EMET PRIZE Recipients at award ceremony.

‘Israel has what to be proud of’

 EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla and Israel Energy Minister Karine Elharrar sign a deal for Israeli natural gas exports to Europe, in Cairo, on June 15, 2022.

14 Days: Gas deal

 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN and philanthropist Aaron Frenkel.

Grapevine June 29, 2022: A cultural bridge


Meet the winners of the EMET Prize, Israel’s Nobel

Watch the awards presentation of the 20th EMET Prize Awards here.

 EMET Prize

‘The human mind is the basis of everything we have’

Profs. Hermona Soreq and Raphael Malach, winners of the 2022 EMET Prize – Life Sciences category in neuroscience field, share their achievements and the never-ending attempt to understand the body.

  RAPHAEL MALACH Professor, Brain Research Weizmann Institute of Science, Neurobiology Department

Meet the winners of Israel's 2022 EMET Prize

Six EMET Prize winners – Profs. Amnon Rubinstein, Ruth Lapidoth, Hermona Soreq, Rafael Malach, Oded Lipschits and Gideon Shelach-Lavi – received the ‘Israeli Nobel’ for their academic achievements.

THE EMET PRIZE was envisioned as being the Israeli equivalent of the Nobel and, in fact, most Israeli Nobel winners first received the Emet

2022 EMET Prize winners announced

‘Israel’s Nobel Prize’ to be awarded to six people split into three categories: social sciences, life sciences, and the humanities.

THE EMET PRIZE was envisioned as being the Israeli equivalent of the Nobel and, in fact, most Israeli Nobel winners first received the Emet

Meet the eight winners of the prestigious EMET Prize for Excellence

The award will be given to eight intellectuals and scientists who have demonstrated academic or professional excellence that has changed the face of Israeli society

THE 2019 EMET Prize award ceremony.

EMET Prize winners discuss urban planning, nanomedicine

The EMET Prize is known as Israel’s Nobel Prize and is awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to Israeli society.

EMET Prize winners Bracha Chyutin, Yechezkel Barenholz and Yitzhak Ben Israel, The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference.

2020 EMET Prize winners announced

The EMET Prize is known as Israel's Nobel Prize, awarded for excellence which make significant contributions to Israeli society.

THE 2019 EMET Prize award ceremony.

EMET Prize Committee Issues Call for 2020 Prize Nominees

The EMET prize is awarded in five different general areas: culture and art, exact sciences, life sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

2019 EMET Prize Award Ceremony

‘Israel’s Nobel Prize’ goes to 11 winners - Watch live

The award has been awarded annually since 2002 to Israeli citizens in recognition of “academic or professional excellence."

2019 EMET Prize Laureates, back row from left to right: Professor Benjamin Z. Kedar, Professor Avner De Shalit, Dr. David Weinfeld, Professor Mordechai Segev, and Professor Tsvi Piran. Front row, left to right: Professor Michal Schwartz, Professor Azar Gat, and Dr. Hannah Amit-Kochavi. Other winners

EMET Prize to be awarded: ‘Israel’s Nobel Prize’ goes to 11 winners

Ilana Ashkenazi, director of the EMET Prize, adds, “The EMET Prize illustrates how academic and professional excellence can improve the human condition, in all areas of life.”

PROF. AVNER DE SHALIT, Political Science and Strategy

2019 EMET Prize Winners honored

Present at the event were members of the professional selection committees, EMET award committee members, and some of the top scientific in Israel today.

2019 EMET Prize Laureates, back row from left to right: Professor Benjamin Z. Kedar, Professor Avner De Shalit, Dr. David Weinfeld, Professor Mordechai Segev, and Professor Tsvi Piran. Front row, left to right: Professor Michal Schwartz, Professor Azar Gat, and Dr. Hannah Amit-Kochavi. Other winners