HONORING JEWS IN SPORTS

CLASS OF 2025 UNVEILED

Back To All

Year Honored: 1996
Location: Netanya, Israel

DESCRIPTION:

Born in the agricultural village of Kfar Hadar (now Hod HaSharon), Yariv Oren served 25 years as deputy director general of Israel’s Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture and director of the Israel Sport Authority (ISA). Among his many accomplishments as ISA director, Oren created the Sport for All Association to advance an awareness of physical activity among all sectors of Israel’s population. He directed the building of 1,500 sports facilities in partnership with local authorities, established the Elite Sport Department to supervise training of Olympic athletes, created a Sports-Gifted Center, and a program for the advancement of women in sports. The onetime elite track and field athlete was Israel’s national track and field coach, chairman of the Track and Field Committee, vice president of the International Council for Health, Physical Education and Sport—Europe, and chairman of the board of the Wingate Institute.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually, honoring those individuals who have made significant contributions to the State of Israel and society through sports.

Of Blessed Memory

Privacy Settings
We use cookies to enhance your experience while using our website. If you are using our Services via a browser you can restrict, block or remove cookies through your web browser settings. We also use content and scripts from third parties that may use tracking technologies. You can selectively provide your consent below to allow such third party embeds. For complete information about the cookies we use, data we collect and how we process them, please check our Privacy Policy
Youtube
Consent to display content from - Youtube
Vimeo
Consent to display content from - Vimeo
Google Maps
Consent to display content from - Google
Spotify
Consent to display content from - Spotify
Sound Cloud
Consent to display content from - Sound

info@jewishsportshof.org

info@jewishsportshof.org