Israel Hayom Editor-in-Chief Boaz Bismuth was honored Wedensday with a special award on behalf of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress for his work to bolster ties between Israel and Diaspora Jews. Bismuth was presented with the award at an event near Ukraine's capital, Kiev.
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Others received the prize along with Bismuth, including the President of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress Vadim Rabinovich, President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) Mikhail Mirilashvili, Chairman of the Israeli-Russian Business Council Temur Ben Yehuda (Khikhinashvili), and the head of the Nativ program Neta Briskin-Peleg.
Hundreds of delegates from 32 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia, participated in the event.