Five “Israel Prize” awards, the country’s highest citations for original contributions to the humanities, science and arts, were bestowed on the winners here last night by Abba Eban, Minister of Education and Culture. The awards, including cash prizes of 3, 000 Israeli pounds ($1, 000) to each winner, traditionally culminate the Israel Independence Day festivities.
The winners are: Prof. Nathan Rotenstreich, of the Hebrew University, for his books “Spirit of Man” and “Problems in Philosophy”; Rabbi Menahem Kasher, for his 20-volume work, “Torah Shlema”; Eliezer Steinman, for his life work in Hebrew literature; Prof. Avraham Fahn, of the Hebrew University, for his “Anatomy of Plants”; and Mordechai Ardon, an artist whose works hang in a number of famous museums abroad. Mr. Ardon also received the 1954 arts award of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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