New York, September 5, 2019 - Brazilian-born chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz, who pioneered a model for using food to improve the lives of low-income people, is the 2019 recipient of The Charles Bronfman Prize. Hertz co-founded Gastromotiva, a Brazilian-based socio-gastronomic organization that fights, unemployment and social inequality and uses food waste as a tool [...]
New York, May 1, 2019 - Monday in New York City, The Charles Bronfman Prize celebrated its latest recipient Amy Bach, founder and executive director of Measures for Justice, a nonprofit whose purpose is to assess the performance of the criminal justice system. “Tonight we celebrate a true pioneer for justice,” declared Ellen Bronfman Hauptman.“Amy Bach [...]
New York, November 1, 2018 - Charles Bronfman Prize Accepting Nominations for 2019; Annual $100,000 Award Honors Young HumanitariansThe Charles Bronfman Prize announced its worldwide call for nominations for its 2019 Prize. The $100,000 annual award is presented to an individual or team whose innovative humanitarian work informed by Jewish values has significantly improved the world.The [...]
New York, September 5, 2018 - NEW YORK, Sept 5th, 2018 – The Charles Bronfman Prize announced its 2018 recipient: Amy Bach, Founder, Executive Director and President of Measures for Justice, the first organization to publicly measure how the entire criminal justice system is performing in all counties across the United States by collecting, analyzing and [...]
NEW YORK, May 1, 2018 - “This is an evening devoted to welcoming,” declared Stephen Bronfman, co-founder of The Charles Bronfman Prize, which last night in New York celebrated “those who improve the world” and its award to David Lubell, founder of Welcoming America; which has enabled immigrants to be welcomed in 200 US communities.Dan Meridor, former [...]
NEW YORK, November 1, 2017 - The Charles Bronfman Prize today announced the call for nominations from around the world for its 2018 award. Each year, the Prize celebrates the vision and endeavors of an individual or team under the age of 50 whose innovative humanitarian work, informed by Jewish values, contributes to the betterment of the [...]
NEW YORK, June 19, 2017 - The Charles Bronfman Prize today announced David Lubell, Founder and Executive Director of Welcoming America, as its 2017 recipient for his work creating welcoming communities for immigrants and refugees. The Charles Bronfman Prize – and an award of $100,000 – is presented annually to an innovative and dynamic humanitarian under [...]
NEW YORK, May 17, 2017 - The 14th annual Charles Bronfman Prize was awarded to Etgar Keret, internationally acclaimed Israeli author, storyteller and filmmaker, Thursday, May 11th at the New-York Historical Society. The Charles Bronfman Prize – and an award of $100,000 – is presented annually to an innovative and dynamic humanitarian under the age of [...]
NEW YORK, June 8, 2016 - The Charles Bronfman Prize today announced Etgar Keret, the internationally acclaimed Israeli author, storyteller and filmmaker, as the 2016 Prize recipient in recognition of his work conveying Jewish values across cultures and imparting a humanitarian vision throughout the world.The Prize was established in 2004 by Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Stephen Bronfman, together [...]
NEW YORK, April 6, 2016 - The 12th annual Charles Bronfman Prize was awarded to Rebecca Heller, Director and Co-Founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) at the Urban Justice Center, Monday, April 4 at the New-York Historical Society. In conversation with Tina Brown at the Awards Ceremony, Heller told Brown that “This wave of [...]
