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GENESIS AWARDS
The Genesis Awards are given to individuals for
courageous leadership and enduring love of Israel
The 2023 Genesis Awards
The 2022 Genesis Awards
Morton Klein
National President of the Zionist Organization of America Recipient of CJUI's One Time Only Jabotinsky Award
Tricia Miller
CJUI President
Recipient of CJUI's Genesis Award
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Dr. Rosaline Barrron
Board Member, Zionist Organization of America
Recipient of CJUI's Genesis Award
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Brian
Grodman
Treasurer, Zionist Organization of America
2021 CJUI Emet Award Recipient
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The Honoree for the 2019 Genesis Awards
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Esq.
Genesis Award Honoree & Keynote Speaker
Israeli activist attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner has been leading the legal fight against terror financing, the anti-Israel boycott campaigns (BDS), and combating the multitude of lawfare tactics utilized against the Jewish State by its enemies. As the president of the Israel based civil rights organization, Shurat HaDin–Israel Law Center, she has represented hundreds of terror victims in legal actions against terror organizations, their financial backers and proxies. Ms. Darshan-Leitner has successfully recovered more than $300 million dollars in compensation on their behalf. In recent years, Ms. Darshan-Leitner initiated a legal campaign to deprive terrorists of social media resources such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, which they use to incite violence against Jews and promote terror attacks. In her efforts to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli activities, Ms. Darshan-Leitner assisted in blocking the Gaza Flotilla, terminated efforts to indict IDF soldiers for war crimes, and filed legal actions against those who boycott Israeli academics and companies in violation of the law. In 2016 and again in 2018, Ms. Darshan-Leitner was chosen as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world by the Jerusalem Post and named by the Israeli Forbes magazine as one of the 50 most influential Israeli women. A mother of six including triplets, Ms. Darshan-Leitner is a graduate of Bar-Ilan University Law School and holds an MBA from Manchester University.
Emet Award Recipients
MAY LONG
EMET AWARD RECIPIENT
Founder/President Emeritus,
Christians & Jews United for Israel
May's life has been defined by activism: from President of her high school Student Council to 22 years of dedicated, challenging work as Executive Director with the Huntington's Disease Society of New England. Then, in 2006, inspired to establish a grassroots organization that would bring Jews and Christians together in united support of Israel, CJUI was birthed in the Boston area under her capable leadership, remarkable energy and engaging passion.
ROBERT LAPPIN
EMET AWARD RECIPIENT
1922-2020
President, Lappin Foundation
Since 1970, Mr. Lappin has been the major funder of Youth to Israel Adventure, which currently sends more than 100 Jewish teens to Israel every year. In 2009, he was named one of the Boston Globe’s “Bostonians of the Year.” The following year, Mr. Lappin was named by Reader’s Digest as the “Best Anti-Ponzi Scheme” in its annual list of our country’s best people, places and things. He is a founding member of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews and values Christian support for Israel and the Jewish People.
The 2018 Genesis Awards
2018
Genesis Award Recipient
Mark Steyn - author of After America, America Alone: The End Of The World As We Know It, The [Un]documented Mark Steyn, A Song For The Season, Mark Steyn's Passing Parade, Mark Steyn From Head To Toe, and The Face Of The Tiger.
Special Guests
Deputy Consul General Daniel Agranov – Deputy Consul General to New England
Pastor Anthony Triplett - Whole Armour International Church, Lowell, MA
Emet Award Recipients
Andrea Levin - Executive Director and President of CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis)
Ray Hanna - President of Christians and Jews United for Israel
The 2017 Genesis Awards
2017
Genesis Award Recipient
Brigitte Gabriel – a leading Islamic terrorism expert in the world. Her expertise is sought after by world and business leaders.
Special Honoree
Larry Grodman - a founding member of CJUI
The 2016 Genesis Awards
2016
Genesis Award Recipients
Ayaan Hirsi Ali - author of the international bestsellers Infidel and Nomad and Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now. She is a National Security expert on radical Islam, renowned political leader, women’s rights activist, and Islam reformist.
Andrew Jacobson - Student at Brandeis University, staff writer at The Justice, the independent student newspaper of Brandeis University and a Tikvah Fellow.
The 2015 Genesis Awards
2015
Genesis Award Recipients
Lieutenant General William G. “Jerry” Boykin, US Army (Ret) - Executive Vice President of the Family Research Council in Washington, DC and the Wheat Professor of Leadership Studies at Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, Virginia
Larry and Beverly Koplan – CJUI Executive Board members and co-chairs of the annual United Jerusalem Day Celebration and the Genesis Awards.
2014 Jerusalem Day Parade
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2014 Genesis Award Recipients
Bret Stephens – Wall Street Journal’s deputy editorial page editor
Fumio Taku – President CJUI 2009-2014
Special Guests
Consul General Yehuda Yaakov – Consul General to New England
Daniel Mael - Student advocate for Israel
Chloé Valdary - Student advocate for Israel
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2013
Genesis Award Recipients
Ambassador John R. Bolton – United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 1, 2005 to December 9, 2006.
Consul General Shai Bazak - Consul General of Israel to New England
Special Recognition
Aly Raisman – Olympic Gymnastic Champion. During 2012 Olympics Aly paid tribute to 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Summer Games
Akaya Lee – Pro Israel student advocate
Ray Hanna – CJUI Board member. Egyptian Coptic Christian. Family came to US to escape religious persecution.
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2012
Genesis Award Recipients
Caroline Glick - Senior Contributing Editor Jerusalem Post
David &Christine Funnell – CJUI Board Member. Dave and Chris are ardent pro-Israel, activists
Linda McGrath – Member NH4Israel tirelessly working to inform and educate the public regarding the many positive aspects of Eretz Yisrael.
Rabbi Alan Turetz – Temple Emeth
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2011
Genesis Award Recipients
Roz and Jerry Rothstein - Founders of StandWithUs. The Jerusalem Post ranked Roz Rothstein,
StandWithUs CEO, one of the “50 Most Influential Jews in the World” in 2011.
Margot Einstein – Tireless Pro-Israel activist, CJUI Board Member
Norma Levine - CJUI Board Member and Treasurer is being honored for years of devotion as a grassroots activist.
Gayle and James O’Hare – Founders, Israel My Delight. James and Gayle led a group from CJUI to the UN to stand for truth with Israel.
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2010
Genesis Award Recipients
Frank Gaffney - Founder and Executive Chairman of the Center for Security Policy
Rabbi Jonathan Hausman - Rabbi of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Stoughton, Massachusetts
Elaine Ross – Recipient Light of Torah Award, Israel Unity Award, active in numerous non-profits.
Gail Thomas – CJUI Board Member, Owner of Righteous Oak and New England Representative for the Institute for Hebraic-Christian Studies.
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2009
Genesis Award Recipients
Esther Levens – CEO & Founder, Unity Coalition for Israel
Ron and Bev Gerstenberger – Representatives, Bridges for Peace
Rotem Brayer and Laliv Gal
· Former members IDF
· Former area Director, Zionist Youth Movement (Israel)
Special Guests
Bill Adams - BFP-USA DEPUTY NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Pastor Roberto Miranda – Congregation Lion of Judah
Pastor Scott Smith - Christian Renewal Church, Beverly MA
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2008
Genesis Award Recipients
Alan Dershowitz - Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus
The Gordon College Israel Initiative
· Nicole Depue
· Suzanna Truesdell
· Josh Jenkins
Special Guest
Tom Trento - Director Florida Security Council
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2007
Genesis Award Recipients
Rev. Hurmon E. Hamilton – Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Comfort My People Team
· Denette Abers
· Doug Swaffield
· David Moldau
Karen Weinstein – NH Representative, CJUI
Dexter Van Zile – Christian Media Analyst, CAMERA
Professor David S. Wyman - Author, The Abandonment of the Jews
Rev. Cynthia Hymes Bell – Strong Tower Church
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2006
Genesis Award Recipients
Professor Dennis Hale – Boston College. Director, The Episcopal-Jewish Alliance for Israel
Dr. Charles Jacobs – President, The David Project, Center for Jewish Leadership
JoAnn Magnuson – Director, Interfaith Relations, Bridges for Peace
Special Recognition
Professor Marvin Wilson, Gordon College – Author, Our Father Abraham
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