Solomon Bublick Award

Solomon Bublick (died 1945) was an American who left the sum of $37,000 to establish the award to be granted every two years. It is one of the two prestigious awards made by the University. The prize is given for a lifetime dedicated to the well-being of the Jewish people and the State of Israel, alternatively to an Israeli and to a personality from abroad.[1]

In 1950, the award included $1500.[2] In 1960, the award included a sterling silver plaque and $1000.[3]

• 2018 Professor Menachem Magidor former president and Professor Emeritus of mathematics at The Hebrew University
• 2016 Professor Hanoch Gutfreund alumnus and former president and Professor Emeritus of theoretical physics of The Hebrew University[4]
• 2015 Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres[5]
• 2012 Amal Elsana Alh'jooj, in recognition of her long-standing activism on behalf of the Bedouin community in Israel[6]
• 2013 Prof. Ruth Gavison[7]
• 2011 Prof. Ilan Chet
• 2010 Avi Naor
• 2009 Professor Shlomo Avineri, a leading Israeli social scientist, in recognition of his contribution to political science and the politics of the State of Israel
• 2003 Uzia Galil [8]
• 1999 Haim Zadok for his manifold contributions to the Israeli legal System and the rule of law
• 1998 Prof. Aryeh Dvoretzky [9]
• 1995 Saul Patai, for editing The Chemistry of Functional Groups[10]
• 1992 Prof. Meir Kister[11]
• 1991 Dr. David S. Sala[12]
• 1981 Marie Syrkin, for work on behalf of the Jewish people[13]
• 1979 Rabbi Alexander Schindler, for commitment to the role of education in Jewish life[14]
• 1976 Philip S. Bernstein
• 1974 Michael Sacher, British Zionist leader[15]
• 1972 Prof. Robert Bachi, professor of statistics and demography[16]
• 1967 Judge Edward S. Silver[17]
• 1966 Saul Adler, awarded posthumously, although informed on the day of his death[18]
• 1966 Robert Szold[19]
• 1964 Prof Haim Ernst Wertheimer, Professor of Biochemistry, for outstanding scientific work in the field of human biochemistry[20]
• 1960 William Rosenwald, national chairman of the United Jewish Appeal[3]
• 1957 Senator Herbert H. Lehman[21]
• 1956 Dr. Bernhard Zondek, Professor of Gynaecology and Obstretics[22]
• 1956 Dr. Nahum Goldmann[23]
• 1953 President Harry S. Truman[24]
• 1950 Prof. Eliezer Sukenik, Israel archaeologist, for his work on ancient scrolls believed to be the original manuscript of the Book of Isaiah[2]
• 1949 David Ben-Gurion[25]