Authority's Lifetime Awards ceremony on November 12, 2025
Here are photos from the Authority's 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony, held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at the Jewish People Museum “Anu” in Tel Aviv.
Michael Leinwand – composer, poet, conductor, and folklore researcher – receives the Authority's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2025 in the field of music.
The daughter of poet, translator, and editor Yehuda Gur-Arieh receives the Authority's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2025 in the field of translation on his behalf.
The Authority's Certificate of Appreciation for 2025 is awarded to teacher and author Leah Skiba for pedagogical success and writing Yiddish textbooks.
Participants in the artistic program:
Singer Vira Lozinsky
Children's choir “Kinor David”
Klezmer musicians: The Virtuosos Duo
The ceremony was broadcast live on YouTube and recorded; the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDUEECs4qmE&pp=0gcJCQMKAYcqIYzv
Every year, the National Authority for Yiddish Culture awards prizes to prominent figures in the fields of arts and literature who contribute significantly to Yiddish language and culture in Israel.
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