30th Anniversary Gala
WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER NOA TISHBY AND SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES
Come celebrate UN Watch’s 30th anniversary. Founded in Geneva in 1993 by U.S. Ambassador Morris Abram, UN Watch is today the most well-known pro-Israel organization in Europe, with millions worldwide following our fight for justice, truth and equal rights at the United Nations.
ABBA EBAN AWARD
Noa Tishby
Noa Tishby is an Israeli-American performing artist, producer, author and activist. In April 2022, Noa was appointed as Israel’s first-ever Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization of Israel.
A Tel Aviv native, Tishby served in the Israeli army before landing a starring role on the nation’s highest-rated prime time drama, Ramat Aviv Gimmel. After becoming a household name and appearing in numerous TV shows, films, theater productions and fashion campaigns, Tishby moved to Los Angeles where she sold the Israeli TV show In Treatment to HBO which made history as the first Israeli TV show to become an American series. The show earned numerous honors including, Emmy, Golden Globe, Writers Guild and Peabody awards.
Tishby is the founder of Act for Israel, Israel’s first online advocacy organization and is the author of Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. Today, Noa is Hollywood’s most outspoken supporter of Israel.
MORAL COURAGE AWARD
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Philosopher, prolific author, filmmaker and humanitarian activist, Bernard-Henri Lévy is one of the foremost public intellectuals in Europe, defending democracy and humanism against totalitarianism and fascism.
One of Lévy’s crowning achievements was his role in founding the Nouveaux Philosophes movement, which sought to challenge systems of authoritarian power. Lévy has published a wide variety of influential texts across his career which has spanned several decades. Perhaps the most significant has been L’Idéologie française, which questioned popular perceptions of France as a nation.
A key aspect of Lévy’s life has been his Jewish identity. His 2017 book, The Genius of Judaism, is an ode to the exceptionalism of Israel and the grandeur of Jewish thought. Lévy has criticized the long history of French antisemitism and publicly spoken against the boycott movement targeting Israel. He was a keynote speaker at the United Nations special session on antisemitism.
A singular figure on the world stage, Bernard-Henri Lévy has been a sometimes controversial, but always compelling, voice in political, social, and philosophical debate for nearly half a century.