EMET Prize
# EMET Prize

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, in a total amount of one million dollars, are sponsored by the A.M.N. 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 who reside in Israel and consider Israel as their permanent home.

The EMET Prize is administered by the Award Committee, composed of representatives appointed by the Prime Minister and the A.M.N. 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 Hayutin 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 Ya'ari |

### 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 [d] |
| Humanities | Philosophy | Professor David Heyd |
| Culture and Arts | Theater | Mr. Oded Kotler and Mr. Aryeh Yevgeny |

### 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 [he] |
| Life Sciences | Agriculture | Professor Morris Soller (Moshe) [he] and Professor Dani Zamir [he] |
| Social Sciences | Education | Professor Bat-Sheva Eylon [he] and Professor Miriam Ben-Peretz |
| Humanities | Jewish Philosophy | Professor Dov Schwartz [he] |
| 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 [ro] and 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 [he] 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 [he] and Professor Gershon Ben-Shakhar |
| Humanities | Jewish Law | Professor Eliav Shochetman [he] and Professor Berachyahu Lifshitz |
| Culture and Arts | Photography | Miki Kratsman and Professor Hanan Laskin [he] |

### 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 [he] (Talmud), Professor Zev Harvey [he] (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 Bathsheva Kerem [he] and Professor Yoram Groner |
| Social Sciences | Education | Professor Moshe Dov Caspi [he] and Professor Rachel Elboim-Dror [he] |
| Humanities | Middle Eastern Studies | Professor Etan Kohlberg [he] and Professor Sasson Somekh |
| Culture and Arts | Music | Professor Yizhak Sadai [de] 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 [he] (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 [he] (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 [he] and Professor Ariel Rubinstein |
| Humanities | Talmudic Studies and Jewish Philosophy | Professor Yaakov Sussmann [he] (Talmud), Professor Yehuda Liebes (Jewish Philosophy) |
| Culture and Arts | Architecture and Design | Zvi Narkis [he] (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 [he] (Cancer Research), Professor Zvi Selinger [he] (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 [he] (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 [he] (Biotechnology), Professor Moshe Abeles (Brain Research) |
| Social Sciences | Psychology and Education | Professor Mario Mikulincer [he] (Psychology), Professor Zvi Lamm [he] and Professor Haim Harari (Education) |
| Humanities | History and Jewish History and Biblical Research | Professor Meir Benayahu [he] (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 [he] (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 Moshe Ta-Shma [he] (Talmudic Studies), Prof. Moshe Idel (Jewish philosophy) |
| Culture and Arts | Literature | S. Yizhar (Izhar Smilansky) |
