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Israel honors Natalie Portman with ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’

November 11 , 2017 2424 days 1016 0
  • Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman has been awarded Israel’s 2018 Genesis Prize.
  • It has been awarded in recognition of her commitment to social causes (gender equality, combatting poverty, microfinance and animal rights) and deep connection to her Jewish and Israeli roots.
  • Genesis Prize which is also known as Jewish Nobel prize
  • Portman is the fifth winner and first woman to receive the prize
  • The Genesis Prize was inaugurated in 2014 and is run in a partnership between the Israeli prime minister’s office, the private Genesis Prize Foundation and the chairman’s office of the Jewish Agency.

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