Yakir Yerushalayim

Citizenship prize in Jerusalem

Yakir Yerushalayim (; ) is an annual citizenship prize in Jerusalem, 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.

Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically using the icon. YearNameDescription and Comments1967Educator, historian and Israeli government minister1967Jewish philosopher1967Bible scholar, an author, and linguist1967Eminent Orthodox rabbi1968Historian and expert in medieval Spanish Jewish history1968Jerusalem painter1968Zionist activist and Isrraeli politician1968Historian and archaeologist1968Political figure, wife of Zalman Shazar, the third President of Israel1968Children's author1969Historian and geographer1969Archaeologist and biblical scholar1969Jewish philosopher and historian1970Poet and novelist1970Artist1970Physician1970Artist1974Artist1974Rabbi and prominent member of Etzel and Lechi 1974Geographer1977Artist1978Christian Zionist and Theologian1980Deputy mayor of Jerusalem, rabbi and philologist1981Geologist and expert in the field of hydrology1982Botanist1984Archaeologist1984University professor and surgeon1984Israeli politician1988Israel Museum curator1989Roman Catholic theologian and professor of religion at Hebrew University of Jerusalem1989Historian1989Israeli lawyer and politician1990Former Zionist political activist and Revisionist Zionist philosopher1991Israeli politician1991Psychologist and director of the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential1992Children's author1995Natural physician1995Activist for the International Council of Jewish Women1995Composer1996Archaeologist and excavator of Tel Dan1997Doctor, assistance to the elderly of Jerusalem1997Professor at Hadassah Hospital, head of the Hansen Hospital in Jerusalem2000Jurist who served as vice president of Liberal International, cofounded the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, and was elected to the Municipality of Jerusalem2001Professor of Law specializing in Mishpat Ivri, justice on the Israeli Supreme Court and as its Deputy President2002Pioneer of Jerusalem stone industry2002Educator and bible commentator, who headed the Da'at Miqra project 2002Professor emeritus for plant physiology and director of the Synagogue Memorial2002Born and raised in Amsterdam, contributed to helping medical and educational institutions in Jerusalem2004Former Supreme Court judge and former State Comptroller2004Author, editor, and former soldier of the Palmach2005Educator and director of Horev Torah institutions2006Nobel Prize–winning mathematician2006Israeli politician and former ambassador2007Israeli politician and journalist2008Historian and Professor of Holocaust Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem2010Architect and architectural historian of Jerusalem2010Professor emeritus of Bar Ilan University and former Deputy Attorney General2010Israeli spy who worked to rescue Jews from Arab countries2012Landscape Architect and City Planner2013 Historical geographer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem2014 Rabbi, founding Rosh Yeshiva and current Rosh Yeshiva emeritus of Yeshivat Hakotel in the Old City2014Rachel Bamberger ChalkowskiChief Midwife at Shaare Zedek and founder of important charity Matan B'Seter Bamb2016 Military volunteer2018Gabriel BarkayWorld renowned archaeologist.2017 Chabad Chasidic rabbi, teacher, philosopher, social critic, author, translator and publisher2020 Israeli doctor and researcher, professor at the Hebrew University School of Medicine in Jerusalem.