Genesis Prize Foundation announces finalists for 2022 'Jewish Nobel'

• Published date: 11 October 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed "The Jewish Nobel" by Time magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values. The 2022 Laureate will follow in the footsteps of Steven Spielberg, who won the 2021 Genesis Prize.

The finalists for the 2022 Genesis Prize are:

Albert Bourla (Greece/US), Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer, under whose leadership the company delivered a leading COVID-19 vaccine in record time.

Sacha Baron Cohen (UK), Actor, producer, director and activist.

Diane von Furstenberg (US), iconic fashion designer.

Yuval Noah Harari (Israel), philosopher and author.

Scarlett Johansson (US), actress, activist.

Serge Klarsfeld (France), legendary human rights activist and hunter for Nazi criminals.

To view short videos profiling each of the finalists, please follow this link.

"The chance to vote for the Genesis Prize Laureate is an invitation to reflect on the meaning of Jewish achievement, how it impacts the world and shapes our modern identity," said Stan Polovets, Co-founder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation. "Six extraordinary finalists represent Jewish talent in all its diversity – in terms of age, gender, geography and professional achievement. We invite...