2 Jewish professors win Abel Prize, the equivalent of a Nobel Prize in mathematics Hillel Furstenberg, a Yeshiva University graduate and longtime Hebrew University of Jerusalem prof, and Gregory Margulis were recognized with the Abel Prize for their pioneering work.
Alex Lubotzky once served in the Knesset. Now he’s an Israel Prize winner for math and computer science. The Hebrew University professor and father of six is a leading researcher in group theory.
Israel’s education minister: Studying Judaism more important than math, science Under Naftali Bennett, the Education Ministry has instituted a program to strengthen math studies, as well as one to increase Jewish studies.
