Now people are being asked to cast an online vote to help the judges decide.
Stan Polovets, co-founder and chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation, said the prize was “evolving from an elite committee-driven process to a more inclusive approach that seeks to engage the entire Jewish world.
“The voice of the Jewish people – from all walks of life, different demographic groups, and across generations – will now become an extremely important factor in the nomination and selection of our distinguished honourees.
“While members of the selection committee and the prize committee will make the ultimate decision, our foundation has asked them to give considerable weight to the popular vote as they start their deliberations regarding the 2021 Genesis Prize Laureate.”
The 2018 laureate actress Natalie Portman caused controversy when she refused to attend a ceremony in Jerusalem because the prize would be presented by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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