Yakir Yerushalayim


Yakir Yerushalayim is an annual citizenship prize in Jerusalem, Israel, inaugurated in 1967.
The prize is awarded annually by the municipality of the City of Jerusalem to one or more residents of the city who have contributed to the cultural and educational life of the city in some outstanding way. Prize recipients must be over 65 years old. They are selected by a five-panel committee appointed by the mayor, which reviews the candidates and selects a long-time resident of Jerusalem whose work on behalf of the city or life story is an inspiration to others. The award ceremony is held on Yom Yerushalayim.
Recommendations for the award are submitted by city council members. The final selection among the nominees takes place in the spring.

Recipients

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YearNameDescription and Comments
1967Educator, historian and Israeli government minister
1967Jewish philosopher
1967Bible scholar, an author, and linguist
1967Eminent Orthodox rabbi
1968Historian and expert in medieval Spanish Jewish history
1968Jerusalem painter
1968Zionist activist and Isrraeli politician
1968Historian and archaeologist
1968Political figure, wife of Zalman Shazar, the third President of Israel
1968Children's author
1969Historian and geographer
1969Archaeologist and biblical scholar
1969Jewish philosopher and historian
1970Poet and novelist
1970Artist
1970Physician
1970Artist
1974Artist
1974Rabbi and prominent member of Etzel and Lechi
1974Geographer
1977Artist
1980Deputy mayor of Jerusalem, rabbi and philologist
1981Geologist and expert in the field of hydrology
1982Botanist
1984Archaeologist
1984University professor and surgeon
1984Israeli politician
1988Israel Museum curator
1989Roman Catholic theologian and professor of religion at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1989Historian
1989Israeli lawyer and politician
1990Former Zionist political activist and Revisionist Zionist philosopher
1991Israeli politician
1991Psychologist and director of the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential
1992Children's author
1995Natural physician
1995Activist for the International Council of Jewish Women
1995Composer
1996Archaeologist and excavator of Tel Dan
1997Doctor, assistance to the elderly of Jerusalem
1997Professor at Hadassah Hospital, head of the Hansen Hospital in Jerusalem
2000Jurist who served as vice president of Liberal International, cofounded the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, and was elected to the Municipality of Jerusalem
2001Professor of Law specializing in Mishpat Ivri, justice on the Israeli Supreme Court and as its Deputy President
2002Pioneer of Jerusalem stone industry
2002Educator and bible commentator, who headed the Da'at Miqra project
2002Professor emeritus for plant physiology and director of the Synagogue Memorial
2002Born and raised in Amsterdam, contributed to helping medical and educational institutions in Jerusalem
2004Former Supreme Court judge and former State Comptroller
2004Author, editor, and former soldier of the Palmach
2005Educator and director of Horev Torah institutions
2006Nobel Prize–winning mathematician
2006Israeli politician and former ambassador
2007Israeli politician and journalist
2008Historian and Professor of Holocaust Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2010Architect and architectural historian of Jerusalem
2010Professor emeritus of Bar-Ilan University and former Deputy Attorney General
2010Israeli spy who worked to rescue Jews from Arab countries
2012Landscape Architect and City Planner
2013Historical geographer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2014Rabbi, founding Rosh Yeshiva and current Rosh Yeshiva emeritus of Yeshivat Hakotel in the Old City
2014Rachel Bamberger ChalkowskiChief Midwife at Shaare Zedek and founder of important charity Matan B'Seter Bambi
2016Military volunteer