Composer Avner Dorman Winner of 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music
The Azrieli Foundation is proud to announce that composer Avner Dorman is the winner of the 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music for his composition, Nigunim for Violin and Orchestra. The $50,000 cash prize is granted biennially to a composer who has written the best new major work of Jewish Music, and is accompanied by a world premiere gala performance and a professional recording of the prize-winning work.
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The Azrieli Foundation is established in Canada by David J. Azrieli and begins to implement and extend his philanthropic vision in Canada and in Israel.
Meeting the needs of adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental illness
Adults with both neurodevelopmental disabilities and a mental illness will have greater opportunities to live healthier lives, thanks to Canada’s first centre for this population being opened at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).