Four Soviet Jews–two Scientists, Two Artists–receive Lenin Award

Four Soviet Jews–two physicists, a pianist and a sculptor–received the highest Soviet decorations, the Lenin Prize, at Moscow ceremonies, according to dispatches from the Russian capital received here today. The prizes were presented formally yesterday at the celebration, in Moscow, of Nikolai Lenin’s birthday. In all, about 100 Lenin Prizes were awarded for 1962 by the Soviet authorities.

The Jewish recipients are: Professor Lev Landau, considered by scientists in the West as among the foremost experts in nuclear physics; his associate Prof. Evgeni Lifshits, another famous physicist and mathematician, who with Prof. Landau heads highly important projects at the Soviet Academy of Science; Emil Gilels, the pianist; and sculptor Lev Kerbel.

Professors Landau and Lifshits, who reportedly contributed very significantly toward the development of the satellites sent into orbit by the Soviet Union, were cited specifically for their recent series of texts on theoretical physics. Mr. Gilels and Mr. Kerbel are also well-known to many Western critics. Mr. Gilels has made several highly successful recital tours in the United States and in other leading cultural centers throughout the world.