The Israel Prize for Industry will be awarded this year to Yehudit and Yehuda Bronicki, founders of the Ormat alternative and renewable energy-technology group.
Writing on Twitter Education Minister Naftali Bennett said, "It's a story of Holocaust and rebirth, innovation, entrepreneurship and breakthroughs. They created the Ormat Group and made it a world leader in geothermal energy. They also contributed to technology education and advancement of women in Israel," citing Yehudit as an example of female leadership.