President of Israel Isaac Herzog was presented with the Morris Katz Legacy Award on US Presidents Day, by the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce and Morris Katz Foundation International Executive Committee and delegation.
The President expressed deep gratification for receiving the award which recognized him for carrying the message of the world famous artist historic president collection saying "Never Again" and for demonstrating appreciation to US presidents.
About Morris Katz President Collection Award;
Morris Katz is a renowned artist with work in many museums, including the Smithsonian His background as a Holocaust survivor and ultimately a true American patriot, who was amazingly appreciative of the opportunities he found when welcomed to our shores in 1949, led him to create this wonderful collection.
Within minutes following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Morris Katz began a project that remained his most-prized initiative for the remainder of his life: The Presidential Collection. For six years, Mr. Katz meticulously painted masterful portraits of each president, beginning with George Washington and concluding with the last president of his lifetime, George H.W. Bush. Mr. Katz spent an average of 200 hours on each presidential collection portrait,all of which were painted in old master style.
The delegation included prominent figures such as Harry (Tzvi) Berkowitz, founder of Project Talmai/ Universal Jewish Police Association, Moshe Israel Kinderlehrer, Co-Founder and Publisher of the Jewish Link NJ, Lital Kiperman/Vaknin, Michel Guttermann of SHUVU, Choose NJ representative in Israel, and other distinguished individuals.