American Friends of the Hebrew University

The National Scopus Award is the American Friends' highest recognition for humanitarian achievement. Named for Mount Scopus, where The Hebrew University’s first cornerstones were laid in 1918, the Award has come to symbolize the University’s highest ideals. It is awarded to individuals who demonstrate humanitarian concerns throughout their careers. The Award, originally designed as a representation of Mount Scopus, now calls to mind the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University, which sits like a crown atop Jerusalem – a fitting site for “The University of the Jewish People.”

On January 20th, 2008 Mary and Robert Montgomery, Jr. were honored with the Scopus Award in Palm Beach, Florida.

On December 12th, 2007 Morton & Norma Lee Funger, were honored with the Scopus Award in Washington, DC, at a gala.

On June 18th, 2007 Leo Melamed, head of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was honored with the Scopus Award in Chicago, Illinois, at a gala featuring Carl Reiner as guest speaker.

In January of 2007 Barbara and Ira Eichner were honored with the Scopus Award in Palm Beach, Florida.

In December of 2006, Jamie & Frank McCourt in Los Angeles and Ambassador Stuart & Mrs. Wilma Bernstein in Washington DC became recipients of the Scopus Award.Of note: Former Vice President Al Gore was the distinguished keynote speaker at the McCourt Gala, and Former Secretary of State, General Colin L. Powell was awarded the Truman Peace Prize at the Bernstein Ceremony.

Mary & Robert Montgomery, Jr. 2008

Morton & Norma Lee Funger 2007

Leo Melamed 2007

Barbara & Ira Eichner 2007

Amb.Stuart & Mrs.Wilma Bernstein 2006

Jamie & Frank McCourt 2006

H. Irwin Levy 2006

Rahm Emanuel 2005

Monty & Marilyn Hall 2005

Joy & Jerry Weinberger 2005

Daniel J. Schultz 2004

Morissa & Todd Lundy 2004

Earl & Shirley Greif 2004

Army Archer 2003

Jack Rudin & Lewis Rudin 2002
(Posthumously)

Leona Zweig Roseberg 2002

Manfred & Fern Steinfeld 2001

Jack Valenti 2000

Eugene Zemsky 2000

LawrenceE. Glick 1999

Gov. Tom Ridge (PA) 1999

Billy Crystal 1999

Martin Grass 1998

Paul Densen 1997

Marianne & Sheldon Lubar 1997

Florence Melton 1997

Dr. Samuel Scheps 1997

Richard S. Ziman 1996

Christoph Van Dohnanyi 1996

D. Walter Cohen 1996

Lori & Harvey Sarner 1996

Dr. Henry B. Betts 1995

Helen Diller 1995

R.E. Turner (Ted) 1995

Barbara & Harold Berry 1994

Henry A. Panasci, Jr. 1994

Koret Foundation 1994

William & Cydney Osterman 1994

Larry King 1994

Alex Grass 1993

Steve Chase 1993

Aaron Spelling 1993

Marlene & Howard Kaplan 1992

Richard & Barbara Rosenberg 1992

Albert C. Mour 1992

Prime Min. Benjamin Netanyahu 1992

Marlene & Howard Kaplan 1991

Joseph Chudnow 1991

Paul Desmarais 1991(Canadian Friends)

Anne & Kirk Douglas 1991

Quincy Jones 1991

Conrad Black 1990(Canadian Friends)

William Weinberg 1990

Keith L. Sachs 1990

Joseph Abbel 1990l

Sen. Herbert Kohl 1990

Bill Graham 1990

Ayala & Zalma Abramov 1990
(Jerusalem Friends)

Conrad Giles 1990

Doris & Simon Konover 1990

Dr. Jack Sternlieb 1990

Merv Griffin 1990

Henry Zucker 1989

George P. Schultz 1989

Michael Greeblatt 1989

Joseph E. Antonini 1989

Fred Lafer 1989

Gene Autry 1989

Johnny Carson 1989

Louis L. Kaitz 1988

Carl Pearlstein 1988

Brian Y. Davidson 1988

Jane & Jerry Weintraub 1988

Mitchell Simon 1988

Leonard Lieberman 1987

Congressman Sander Levin 1987

Sen. Carl Levin 1987

Moshe Safdie 1987

Marlo & Mina Bess Lewis 1987

Steven Spielberg 1986

Amb. Max M. Kampelman 1986

Saul Bellow 1986

Arnold C. Greenberg 1986

Eugene Friend 1986

Melvin A. Ross 1986

Ron D. Barbaro 1986 (Canadian Friends)

Milton S. Gould & Amb. Samuel
W. Lewis 1986

Jean & Ernest Hahn 1986

Peter V. Uberroth 1985

Louis P. & Saeree Fiedler 1985

David Myers 1985

T.N. Taube 1985

Danny Schwartz 1985

Barbara Streisand 1984

Philip I. & Muriel M. Berman 1984

George A. Katz 1984

Sidney R. Rabb 1984

Dr. Steven Trachtenberg 1984

Judy Gelfand 1984

Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme 1983

Harvey M. Krueger 1983

Amb. Jeane J. Kirkpatrick 1983

Barbara Sinatra 1983

Itzhak Perlman 1983

Abram N. Pritzker 1982

Robert S. Savin 1982

Milton A. Rudin 1982

Dolores Hope 1982

David Rose 1981

Burton Joseph 1981

Nancy Reagan 1981

Jill & Leon Uris 1981

Sen. Edward Kennedy 1981

Edward Bronfman 1981 (Canadian Friends)

Dianne Feinstein 1981

Betty Ford 1981

Mehli Mehta 1980

Zubin Mehta 1980

Barbara Walters 1980

Edward J. Winant 1980 (Canadian Friends)

Lester Pollack 1980

Neil Simon 1980

Emma Lazaroff Schaver 1980

John L. Sinn 1980

John R. Clark, Jr. 1980

Stanley M. Bogen 1979

Morris J. Wosk 1979 (Canadian Friends)

Harvey L. Silbert 1979

Roman Pucinski 1979

Amb. Robert Strauss 1979

Louis Posluns 1979 (Canadian Friends)

Hon. Justice Arthur J. Goldberg 1979

Louis Berry 1979

Alice & Jan Peeree 1979

Marshall Korshak 1978

Dinah Shore 1978

Bob Hope 1978

Amb. Simcha Dinitz 1977

A.J. Ferolie 1977

Baruch S. Blumberg 1977

John Wayne 1977

Milton Friedman 1977

Gov. James Thompson 1977(Illinois)

Gerald R. Ford 1977

Julian B. Venezky 1976

Frank Sinatra 1976

William Wishnick 1976

J. Ira Harris 1976

Madeleine A. Russel 1976

Joseph Meyerhoff 1976

Arthur Rubinstein 1975

Herbert G. Stolzer 1975

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg 1975

Isaac Stern 1975

Shelley Winters 1975

Harry A. (Hap) Levy 1975

Herbert Brody 1974

Elie Wiesel 1974

Gregor Piatigorsky 1974

Arthur B. & Diane Belfer 1972

Leonard Bernstein 1972

Harry A. Goldman 1969

Louis H. Boyar 1968 (First Recipient)