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Recipients of the award marking the 100th anniversary of David Ben-Gurion's aliyah to Israel (l-r): Dr. Heinz-Horst Deichmann (Germany), Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea (UK), Prof. Sir Aaron Klug OM FRS (UK), President Rivka Carmi, Edgar D. de Picciotto (Switzerland), outgoing President Avishay Braverman, Suzanne Zlotowski (Switzerland), Ellen S. Marcus (USA), Chairman of the Board of Governors Roy. J. Zuckerberg Heads of the worldwide Associates offices (from left): Gérard Worms (France), Harold Paisner (UK), Barry D. Lipson, Q.C. (Canada), Lic. Osvaldo Schvartzer (Argentina), President Rivka Carmi, Carol Saal (USA), Raya Strauss Bendror (Israel), Paul A. Nouwen (Netherlands) At the panel discussion on architecture (from left): Michael Chayutin, Lloyd Goldman, Prof. Avishay Braverman, Roy J. Zuckerberg BGU NOW 5
6 BGU NOW States and in Israel, amongst which he is the Vice- President of the American Reform Zionist Association (ARZA). A member of the University’s Board of Governors, Breslauer was also the founding Chairperson of the Greater Texas Region of the American Associates of BGU and currently serves on the Executive Board of the national organization. Together with his brothers Jim and Ben he has served as trustee of the Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation, facilitating significant projects for the University. Honorary Doctoral Degree recipients (l-r) front row: Orna Porat, André Azoulay, Shlomo Mintz, Prof. Aharon Barak; back row: Stephen K. Breslauer, Yair Green, Morris S. Kahn, Prof. A. Michael Spence Yair Green, Advocate, of Israel was recognized as an outstanding jurist and a successful attorney, a man with strong Jewish and Israeli cultural values, active in cultural institutions, Chairman of the Hora Jerusalem Association and founder of the Green Foundation for the Encouragement of Studies and Education which provides scholarships to students, and deeply committed to the advancement of scientific and medical research in Israel through the Yeshaya Horowitz Association. Green is a member of the University’s Board of Governors and serves on its Executive and Investment Committees. Morris S. Kahn of Israel was honored as a generous philanthropist and successful businessman, an entrepreneur and manager who founded the Amdocs company, the Aurec Group, and other companies in the fields of communications and hi-tech. He was acknowledged for his philanthropic activities, including the LEAD youth leadership program to develop Israeli leaders, for his endeavors on behalf of ecology, for his contributions to education, higher learning and research, and for his ongoing support of Ben-Gurion University and the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev. Maestro Shlomo Mintz, one of Israel’s foremost violinists, was acknowledged as a child prodigy who immigrated from Russia to Israel and won over his audiences and critics worldwide. He is a soloist as well as an orchestral violinist, violist and skillful conductor. He is the recipient of prestigious music prizes and a respected judge in international competitions. He served as Music Advisor to the Israel Chamber Orchestra and was one of the founders of the Keshet Eilon International Violin Mastercourse that has fostered talented violinists around the globe and raised the prestige of music in Israel.
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