Israel
See also: List of Jewish Nobel laureates- Dan Shechtman, Chemistry, 2011
- Ada E. Yonath, Chemistry, 2009
- Robert Aumann, born in Germany, Economics, 2005
- Aaron Ciechanover, Chemistry, 2004
- Avram Hershko, born in Hungary, Chemistry, 2004
- Daniel Kahneman, Economics, 2002
- Yitzhak Rabin, Peace, 1994
- Shimon Peres, born in what was then Poland, now Belarus, Peace, 1994
- Menachem Begin, born in what was then Russia, now Belarus, Peace, 1978
- Shmuel Yosef Agnon, born in what was then Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine, Literature, 1966
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Famous quotes containing the word israel:
“...that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 2 Kings 5:8.
Elijah to the king of Israel who has received a letter from the king of Syria looking for someone to cure his commander of leprosy.
“Who is the LORD, that I should heed him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 5:2.
Pharaoh.
“There is Israel, for us at least. What no other generation had, we have. We have Israel in spite of all the dangers, the threats and the wars, we have Israel. We can go to Jerusalem. Generations and generations could not and we can.”
—Elie Wiesel (b. 1928)