Yotam Polizer, CEO of IsraAID, an international non-governmental humanitarian aid agency based in Israel, has been named the 2023 recipient of The Charles Bronfman Prize, the Prize founders announced today. Since its inception in 2001, IsraAID has been responding to humanitarian crises in over 50 countries. Most recently, for example, Polizer led a complex evacuation […]

New York,  – The Charles Bronfman Prize is now accepting nominations through August 17th for its 2023 Prize. The $100,000 award is presented each year to an individual or team whose innovative humanitarian work, fueled by Jewish values, has significantly improved the world.  Nomination forms and guidelines can be found on the Prize website. An international panel of judges will […]

Nik Kafka, the founder and CEO of Teach a Man to Fish, an organization which addresses the lack of opportunity for young people trapped in a cycle of poverty, was announced today as the 2022 recipient of The Charles Bronfman Prize. Kafka left a successful career in banking to launch Teach A Man to Fish […]

NEW YORK, May 3 — The Charles Bronfman Prize is now accepting nominations through August 18th for its 2022 Prize.  The $100,000 award is presented each year to an individual or team whose innovative humanitarian work, fueled by Jewish values, has significantly improved the world.  Nomination forms and guidelines can be found on the Prize website. An international panel of judges will […]

“No one should die waiting for health care” is the principle driving the efforts of Drs. Jessica Beckerman and Ari Johnson. They are the 2021 recipients of The Charles Bronfman Prize, the organization announced today. “Millions of people around the world die from curable diseases in settings of poverty, because they get care too late, […]

“Feeding humanity with humanity” is how Brazilian chef David Hertz passionately described his life’s work during a moving virtual celebration of The Charles Bronfman Prize, an award of $100,000, presented annually to a humanitarian under fifty whose innovative work, informed by Jewish values, has significantly improved the world. “We were thrilled to have so many of […]

NEW YORK, November 1, 2019 – The Charles Bronfman Prize announced its worldwide call for nominations for its 2020 Prize. The $100,000 annual award is presented to an individual or team whose innovative humanitarian work, fueled by Jewish values, has significantly improved the world. Nominations are open from November 1, 2019 until January 17, 2020. […]