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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.