The winner of the $1 million Genesis Prize, known as the Jewish Nobel, will be announced early next year. The seven individuals on the short list have been selected from more than 4,000 names nominated by some 45,000 people worldwide, including the following:

  • Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Elena Kagan
  • Actor, producer, director Sasha Baron Cohen
  • Singer and actress Barbra Streisand
  • Theologian, author and former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Lord Jonathan Sacks
  • Actress, producer and activist for the empowerment of young women Gal Gadot
  • Mega-philanthropist Marc Benioff
  • Film director, producer and screenwriter Steven Spielberg

Past recipients have included Natan Sharansky, Michael Bloomberg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Itzhak Perlman.