Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize, Israel Prize laureate, Ada Yonath, dies aged 87

Professor Ada Yonath won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 and the Israel Prize in Chemistry in 2002. She was born in Jerusalem and worked at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot.

Israeli Nobel laureate Ada Yonath pictured in 2016.
Map of Strait of Hormuz published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Navy of the area controlled by the Iranian Armed Forces, May 4, 2026.

Oil and honor: The dire straits of martial propaganda in the US-Iran conflict - opinion

 A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023.

Iran keeps Nobel laureate from urgent heart care as experts warn her life is in danger

 An empty space showing that Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was not present during the award ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway December 10, 2023.

Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says


New Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux's repeatedly supported BDS

Ernaux has called to boycott Israeli cultural events, release terrorists and called Israel apartheid.

 French novelist Annie Ernaux talks to the media after being announced as the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, in Cergy-Pontoise, France October 6, 2022.

This Jewish Nobel Prize laureate has helped find new ways to treat pain

No. 19 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Nobel Prize laureate Prof. David Jay Julius.

 Jewish Nobel Prize laureate Prof. David Jay Julius.

A US president's road map to the Nobel Peace Prize - analysis

Obama-Biden also wanted to reset its relations with both Israel and the Palestinians and chose to do so by staking out positions that were critical of Israel.

An 18-carat gold Nobel Peace Prize medal, awarded in 1921 to Norway's Christian L. Lange, is seen in an exhibition at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo December 9, 2009.

Meet the winners of the EMET Prize, Israel’s Nobel

Watch the awards presentation of the 20th EMET Prize Awards here.

 EMET Prize

Nobel Prize winner opens International Writers Festival in Jerusalem

Olga Tokarczuk talks to The Jerusalem Post on the influence of books.

 NOBEL PRIZE winner Olga Tokarczuk in Jerusalem this week

The Nobel Prize winner who conducted experiments without consent

Julius Wagner-Jauregg took psychiatric patients who couldn’t move and intentionally infected them with malaria, and then won a Nobel Prize for it.

Bust of Julius Wagner-Jauregg  in the Arkadenhof of the University of Vienna

Zelensky will not be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize - TASS

A few days ago, nearly 40 European lawmakers penned a letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee urging them to extend the nomination deadline to March 31 in order to nominate the Ukrainian president.

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeals to Russians to stage protests over Russian forces' seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, during an address from Kyiv, Ukraine March 4, 2022 in this still image from video.

Purim Shpiel: Putin nominated for Nobel Prize in Medicine for eradicating COVID-19

The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2022.

Jared Kushner, Avi Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The two Trump administration officials were nominated by Jewish Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin for their role in the Abraham Accords, making peace between Israel and 4 Arab states.

 Jared Kushner, left, and Avi Berkowitz at the Time 100 Summit in New York City, April 23, 2019.

'The Books of Jacob' tells a story about Jews — But is it a Jewish novel?

This week, the English translation of Olga Tokarczuk's book about the life of a Jewish messianic cult leader was released in the United States.

Olga Tokarczuk poses during a photo call after being awarded the 2018 literature Nobel Prize, in Bielefeld, Germany, October 10, 2019.