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Israel Prize Awarded to Israel Exploration Society; Joseph Aviram’s Contributions Specially Noted

The prestigious Israel Prize for 1989 has been awarded to the Israel Exploration Society (IES). The award makes special mention of the Society’s distinguished leading light, Joseph Aviram.

The three judges, Judge Moshe Landau, Professor Anita Shapiro and Mr. David Benvenisti, cited IES as “the principal and most effective institution furthering knowledge of the archaeology and history of [Israel] both at home and abroad since it was founded 75 years ago.” The citation praised the contribution of Joseph Aviram during his 50 years with IES, years in which he was “the initiator, planner and organizer of all the Society’s activities.”