NY Daily:

The Genesis Prize, which calls itself the “Jewish Nobel,” canceled its annual ceremony after announcing that winner Natalie Portman would not visit Israel due to “recent events.”

Portman, who was born in Jerusalem before moving to the United States, has added a lifetime of activism to her acting reel, including work in gender equality and animal rights.

In November, the Genesis Prize announced that Portman would win the 2018 award, which honors “extraordinary individuals who serve as an inspiration to the next generation of Jews through their outstanding professional achievement, commitment to Jewish values and to the Jewish people.”

The previous winners are former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, actor Michael Douglas, musician Itzhak Perlman and sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor.

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