The winners of the prestigious Israel Prize were announced tonight at the end of Independence Day celebrations. The winners are: for Distinguished Life Service; Esther Levitt, 75, born in the northern town of Metulla, active in hosting soldiers serving in the north; Avraham Yaacov, born in Yemen, for his work with the underprivileged; and Avraham Kalir, one of the founders of Israeli industry.
For geography and culture research: Prof, David Amiran, and Prof. Shmuel Avitzur. For agriculture: Prof. Avi Avidav and Dr. Yaacov Efrat. For art: sculptor Danny Caravan, Elisheva Cohen of the Israel Museum and Yonna Fisher. For the research of Eretz Israel and the history of the Jewish people: Prof. Nahman Avigad and Prof. Menahem Stern. Education and Culture Minister Aharon Yadlin, who greeted the winners, said it was about time that Israel rid itself of the Yom Kippur War trauma and develop creative research and activity such as those displayed by the winners.
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