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2021 Press Institute Award for Yehuda Meshi Zahav's research
After the storm they created and after the change that has already begun in the ultra-Orthodox society - Aharon Rabinowitz and Shira Elek from Israel are the winners of the Israel Press Institute Award 2021 for their research on Yehuda Meshi Zahav.
The amount of the joint prize: NIS 50,000
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David Wertheim
Sunday, 28 November 2021, 10:27 Updated: 10:58
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In the video: Excerpts from a "fact" investigation of Yehuda Meshi Zahav (Stills: Reuven Castro, Photo: Keshet 12)
The prize of NIS 50,000 was donated by the donor anonymously, and will be shared between the two winners
Journalists Aharon Rabinowitz and Shira Elek, members of the Haaretz editorial staff, are the winners of the 207 Zvi Kaltzal Institute of Journalism Award for Journalistic Excellence. Ms. Dalia Dorner, which included Carmela Menashe, a commentator for the "Here" Broadcasting Corporation on Military and Security Affairs; , (Joint) CEO of Herzliya Studios and Tami Litani, a member of the institute, former deputy editor of Haaretz and editor of Keter.
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The members of the award committee, which convened last month, selected two of the dozens of journalists who submitted their nominations for the award, and from other names proposed by the committee itself, justified their decision as follows: " "Aharon Rabinowitz and Shira Elek, members of the Haaretz newspaper, for their investigation from March 2021, in which they revealed evidence of sexual offenses and sexual exploitation, carried out by Yehuda Meshi Zahav, founder and former chairman of the ZAK organization for haredi children, women, girls and boys."
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The investigation, conducted by the two professionally and thoroughly, examined in depth rumors that had been circulating for years about gold silk, but no one bothered to examine them in depth, or worse - preferred to ignore them and continue to reinforce and reinforce the story many in the secular media preferred to see in man - The bridge that connects secular society to ultra-Orthodox society in acts of kindness of truth
. The publication of the investigation not only contributed to the exposure of the harsh deeds of the golden silk itself, but also led to a series of further exposures of offenses and other wrongful sexual acts in the closed ultra-Orthodox society. In doing so, the two promoted public awareness, first and foremost among the ultra-Orthodox public, which opened the door to a deep process that could reduce such acts in the future. Therefore, the Judges Committee decided to award the Israel Press Institute Award for 2021 to Rabinowitz and Alec. "
The Israeli Press Institute named after the late Zvi Kaltzal was inaugurated last February, and it seeks to strengthen press freedom and restore public trust in the media in Israel, and focuses on educating youth about media literacy and critical consumption of media.
The institute will annually award a prize for journalistic excellence.
Dalia Dorner, a retired Supreme Court justice, said the institute's president: "I would like to congratulate the two winners of the 2021 award, which is also the first award given by the institute.
The research carried out by Rabinowitz and Alec - brave personally and publicly, and managed to break the ongoing silence of repressed and silenced sexual violence in ultra-Orthodox society, and even lead to an initial change in the ultra-Orthodox leadership's approach to dealing with the problem.
The Israeli Press Institute named after the late Zvi Kaltzal will strive to continue to strengthen journalistic excellence, especially in the days when the status of journalists in Israel is eroding and the forces and pressures exerted on them are increasing. "
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