page_title: Israel Goldstein
section_title: Honors and commemoration
hierarchical_section_title: Israel Goldstein / Honors and commemoration
caption_attribution_description: English: Israel Goldstein Historical Marker at South Philadelphia High School
context_page_description: Israel Goldstein was an American-born Israeli rabbi, author and Zionist leader. He was one of the leading founders of Brandeis University.
context_section_description: Dr. Goldstein has been inducted into the SPHS Alumni Cultural Hall of Fame.
  In 1947, more than 1,000 acres of Jewish National Fund land situated between Gaza and Lachish were named "Chevel Goldstein" (lit. "Goldstein's region") in his honor.
  The Israel Goldstein Youth Village, whose director he was, is named after him. Established in 1949, it is a Zionist youth village in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem.
  On his eightieth birthday, Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and other government and Zionist movement officials gathered at his home to pay him tribute.
  The Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was built in his honor.
  The Israel Goldstein Prize for Distinguished Leadership is the highest honor bestowed by Keren Hayesod. The prize has been awarded annually since 1980, the 60th anniversary of Keren Hayesod.
caption: Israel Goldstein Historical Marker at South Philadelphia High School
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