The Charles Bronfman Prize

📣 And here we go! Charles Bronfman Prize family: We are officially accepting nominations for the 2025 Prize: $100,000 presented to a humanitarian under 50 whose innovative work, fueled by their Jewish values, has significantly improved the world. This growing fellowship is leaving a lasting legacy of change and a determination to make an impact on a world that is better and more just than the one they inherited. You all are the key to identifying these changemakers––will you help us find them? Share this news far and wide––we can't wait to see who you all nominate! More info & the nomination form can be found at https://lnkd.in/ex7AxNi3

Prize laureate and prolific storyteller Etgar Keret penned an emotional but hopeful letter to his mother for The Guardian on the events in Israel of the past year. “A lot of Israelis have been saying they’re glad their parents aren’t alive to see what’s become of the country for which they sacrificed so much, but I feel sad every day not to have you,” Keret writes. “I know that if you were alive, you and Dad would have straightened things out around here, or at least managed, as you always did, to look into the darkness and gloom and find a hopeful path of light.” Read the full letter at https://lnkd.in/gF3YnDCp.

Amy Bach, founder and CEO of Measures for Justice and our 2018 laureate, was a dynamic moderator for a panel discussion about the challenges of running a social justice nonprofit with fellow laureates Jared Genser, David Hertz, and Nik Kafka at our 20th Anniversary events in NYC. Amy in particular discussed the importance of data transparency, the complexities of criminal justice reform, and the resilience needed to lead a nonprofit committed to change - thank you to Amy and all of our laureates!

Our esteemed laureates gathered to celebrate 20 years of #TheCharlesBronfmanPrize, and each took time to share about the problem they seek to solve. Hear from humanitarians like Dr. Amitai Ziv, Eric Rosenthal and more - and look out for part two later this week.

"20 years in, the Charles Bronfman Prize has turbocharged the work of remarkable humanitarians." We were honored to celebrate 20 years of recognizing global impact through Jewish values in New York City. Read the JTA story featuring a few of our laureates and reflections on our history: https://lnkd.in/gRkKGHMP

As we leave 5784 for 5785, we are reflecting on this year with hope for those suffering and with gratitude for the work of our Prize laureates to create a better world. Shana tovah from our family to yours - we hope this year brings you more love, light, and inspiration.

What a beautiful week of programs we had to celebrate the 20th anniversary of #TheCharlesBronfmanPrize at the Jewish Museum in NYC. It was a special honor to celebrate the legacy of these laureates and their impact as we look to the next generation. Thank you to the many teams involved without whom this would not be possible: Photoville, Marc Friedland, Fremont Blue, Juliette Erani Miller, The Jewish Museum and Martin Irom PR. #ThePrize20th

A great start to UN week here in New York! A celebratory Chinese dinner with my former pro bono client Siamak Namazi, who spent years as an American hostage in Iran, with CNNi’s Christiane Amanpour. Christiane covered the story relentlessly over years, but most famously with a jailhouse interview with Siamak via phone from inside Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison in March 2023, which came as a shock to the regime. That interview, where Siamak appealed to President Biden to help bring him and the other American hostages home, made an important contribution to their ultimate release on September 18, 2023. Christiane later described it as the most compelling interview she had ever conducted over her entire career. You can see it here: https://lnkd.in/e5wdQ_RR - Siamak will be doing his first interview since his release now one year later with Christiane this week. And on Wednesday night, she is up for an Emmy Award for “Best TV News Interview,” for 2023, an award that is richly deserved.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of The Charles Bronfman Prize's 20th anniversary celebrations at the Jewish Museum in New York City. For those in the area, please join us from September 21st to visit a moving exhibit on our 20 years of Prize Laureates - our anniversary programming is full, but the museum exhibit is open to the public! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gVzpHJ_C.

The Arava Institute, founded by laureate Alon Tal, has been working on wastewater, solar and generators in Gaza communities to create off-grid environmental solutions before large-scale rebuilding begins in the region. Learn more about Arava's work: https://lnkd.in/eShUt3Zq