Solomon Bublick Award

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The Solomon Bublick Award (Solomon Bublick Public Service Award or Solomon Bublick Prize) is an award made by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to a person who has made an important contribution to the advancement and development of the State of Israel. The first award was made in 1949.

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Solomon Bublick (died 1945) was an American who left the sum of $37,000 to establish the award to be granted every two years. It is one of the two prestigious awards made by the University. The prize is given for a lifetime dedicated to the well-being of the Jewish people and the State of Israel, alternatively to an Israeli and to a personality from abroad. [1]

In 1950, the award included $1500. [2] In 1960, the award included a sterling silver plaque and $1000. [3]

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  2. 1 2 "Israel Archaeologist Receives Solomon Bublick Prize for Work on Biblical Manuscripts". jta.org. JTA. June 23, 1950. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "William Rosenwald Receives 1960 Bublick Award of Hebrew University". fta.org. JTA. November 22, 1960. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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  23. ↑ "Israel's Highest Award to Dr. Nahum Goldmann". Canadian Jewish Chronicle. November 16, 1956. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  24. ↑ The American Friends of the Hebrew University Presentation of the 1953 Solomon Bublick Public Service Award to The Honorable Harry S. Truman. New York. 1953 – via The New York Public Library.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Lock-green.svg
  25. ↑ "Michael Sacher, British Zionist, Philanthropist. Gets Hebrew U. Award". fta.org. JTA. July 2, 1974. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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