Feb 10, 2021
This year’s winners join a distinguished group of Wolf Laureates, around three dozen of whom have gone on to win Nobel prizes in the past.
By United with Israel Staff and AP
Israel’s Wolf Prize, which is bestowed upon individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the arts and sciences, was awarded on Monday at an event hosted by President Reuven Rivlin.
This year, the award was given to three scientists whose breakthroughs in RNA research helped Israel battle the coronavirus.
Prof. Joan Steitz, Prof. Lynne Maquat and Prof. Adrian Kraine study RNA regulatory mechanisms and “their work demonstrated that RNA plays an important role in regulating and diversifying gene expression,” the Jerusalem Post reported.
Ten-time Olympic medalist Agnes Keleti survived the war, but her father and other relatives perished at Auschwitz.
By Associated Press
For Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion, the fondest memory of her remarkable 100 years is simply that she has lived through it all.
The Holocaust survivor and winner of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics including five golds celebrates her 100th birthday on Saturday in her native Budapest, punctuating a life of achievement, adventure, tragedy and perseverance which, she says, passed by in a flash.
“These 100 years felt to me like 60,” she said at a celebration in Budapest on the eve of her birthday.