I was so honored to be selected by Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel to receive an honorary doctorate. It was truly moving to be acknowledged for my human rights and LGBTQ activism, my passionate Zionism and my work as a rabbi.
With President Prof. Daniel Chamowitz and the Rector Prof. Chaim Hames at BGU
52nd Board of Governors Meeting
Conferment Ceremony of Honorary Doctoral Degrees upon:
Sylvan Adams, Israel
Rabbi Denise L. Eger, USA
David Grossman, Israel
Timotheus Höttges, Germany
Cyndi and Max Mintzberg, Canada
Prof. Louise Richardson, United Kingdom
Prof. Nahum Sonenberg, Canada & Israel
President’s Award
Harold Paisner, United KingdomThe honorees with the President and the Rector52nd Board of Governors Meeting
Conferment Ceremony of Honorary Doctoral Degrees upon:
Sylvan Adams, Israel
Rabbi Denise L. Eger, USA
David Grossman, Israel
Timotheus Höttges, Germany
Cyndi and Max Mintzberg, Canada
Prof. Louise Richardson, United Kingdom
Prof. Nahum Sonenberg, Canada & Israel
President’s Award
Harold Paisner, United Kingdom