Announcements

The Charles Bronfman Prize Awarded to International Human Rights Advocate Eric Rosenthal

NEW YORK, October 23, 2013 - Eric Rosenthal, a trailblazing global advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and Founder and Executive Director of an international human rights organization dedicated to ending their segregation and abuse, formally received the 2013 Charles Bronfman Prize today. [...]

The Charles Bronfman Prize Names Eric Rosenthal as 2013 Recipient

NEW YORK, June 3, 2013 - Eric Rosenthal, founder and executive director of a pioneering international human rights advocacy organization dedicated to ending the segregation and abuse of children and adults with disabilities, is the 2013 recipient of The Charles Bronfman Prize. [...]

The Charles Bronfman Prize Awarded to Israeli Educator Karen Tal

TEL AVIV, September 7, 2011 - Karen Tal, an Israel educator who works with disadvantaged youth and pursues opportunity through education for those at the lowest rungs of Israeli society, formally received The Charles Bronfman Prize here on September 7. [...]

The Charles Bronfman Prize Names Karen Tal as 2011 Recipient

NEW YORK, May 11, 2011 - Karen Tal, who as principal of a school serving one of the most economically challenged and socially diverse student populations in Israel, has created and grown a model institution that infuses young lives with hope and grabs success and achievement from despair, is the 2011 recipient of The Charles Bronfman Prize. [...]

The Charles Bronfman Prize Names Jared Genser and Sasha Chanoff as 2010 Recipients

NEW YORK, June 7, 2010 - In an unprecedented decision, The Charles Bronfman Prize today announced that two prizes will be given this year, each accompanied by a $100,000 award. Both recipients are being recognized for their outstanding accomplishments in the field of Human Rights: Jared Genser, Founder of Freedom Now, for his tireless defense of prisoners [...]

The Charles Bronfman Prize Awarded to Co-Founders of KIPP, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin

NEW YORK, May 21, 2009 - ‘Breathtakingly singular’ is how The Honorable Madame Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada describes the accomplishments of Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) founders Mike Feinberg, 40, and Dave Levin, 39. Accepting recognition for their work to transform the face of public education in the United States [...]