NYSJFF2024

Pomegranate Award Winners

A highlight of the NYSJFF is the bestowal of the Pomegranate Award for Sephardi Excellence in the Arts. Now in its 25th iteration, NYSJFF remains true to its founding purpose to advance the understanding of Sephardi history, literature, poetry, music, dance, customs, and traditions.

2023

Ghiora Aharoni

Artist and Designer

Pomegranate Award for Art, Design, and Architecture

Yasmin Levy

Singer-songwriter

Pomegranate Award for Music

Shlomi Elkabetz

Director

Pomegranate Award for Filmmaking

Hélène Cixous

Writer

Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement for Literature

2022

Caroline Aaron headshot

Caroline Aaron

Actress

ASF Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement on Stage & Screen Award

André Aciman headshot

André Aciman

Writer

ASF Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature

Amir Arison headshot

Amir Arison

Actor, Director

ASF Pomegranate Achievement Actor Award

Neta Elkayam headshot

Neta Elkayam

Singer, Actress, Visual Artist

ASF Pomegranate Achievement Award for Music

Lainie Kazan headshot

Lainie Kazan

Actress

ASF Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement on Stage & Screen Award

Violeta Salama heashot

Violeta Salama

Director

ASF Ronit Elkabetz A"H Pomegranate Rising Star

2020

Elie Chouraqui — Profile Picture

Élie Chouraqui

Director

Ronit Elkabetz A”H Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement on Stage and Screen

Dan Hedaya — Profile Picture

Dan Hedaya

Actor

Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement Award for Actor

Elie Tahari — Profile Picture

Elie Tahari

Fashion Designer

Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement Award for Fashion Designer

Keren Yedaya — Profile Picture

Keren Yedaya

Director

Pomegranate Award for Directors

2019

Alexandre Amiel — Profile Picture

Alexandre Amiel

Director

Pomegranate Award for Director

Lisa Azuelos, by Naj Jamaï

Lisa Azuelos

Director

Pomegranate Award for Director

Margaux Fitoussi

Director

Ronit Elkabetz A"H Pomegranate Award for Rising Star

Sasson Gabbay — Profile Picture

Sasson Gabay

Actor

Ronit Elkabetz A"H Pomegranate Award for Screen and Stage Lifetime Achievement

Maxime Karoutchi — Profile Picture

Maxime Karoutchi

Singer

Pomegranate Award for Music

by Claude Truong-Ngoc, December 1982

Albert Memmi

Writer and Essayist

Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement

2018

Saïd Ben Saïd — Profile picture

Saïd Ben Saïd

Producer

Pomegranate Award for Artistic Courage

Itamar Borochov — Profile picture

Itamar Borochov

Musician/composer

Pomegranate Award for Musical Conservation, Creativity, and Coexistence

Innov Gnawa — Profile picture

Innov Gnawa

Musical Collective

Pomegranate Award for Musical Conservation, Creativity, and Coexistence

Na'ama Keha — Profile picture

Na’ama Keha

Director

Ronit Elkabetz A"H Rising Star Pomegranate Award

2017

Andre Azoulay

André Azoulay

Senior Adviser to King Mohammed VI of Morocco

Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement

Sabine Krayenbühl

Sabine Krayenbühl

Director

Pomegranate Award for Directors

Zeva Oelbaum

Zeva Oelbaum

Director

Pomegranate Award for Directors

Pardo Davina

Davina Pardo

Director

Rising Star Pomegranate Award

2016

Ema Shah

Musician, Performer

Pomegranate Award for Artistic Courage

2015

Erez Biton

Poet

Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement

Kamal Hachkar

Director

Rising Star Pomegranate Award

2014

Enrico Macias

Singer-songwriter

Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement

2012

Yair Dalal

Oud and violin player, composer, singer, and teacher

Pomegranate Award for Music

Izza Génini

Director-Producer

Pomegranate Award for Directing

2011

Ronit Elkabetz

Actress-Director

Pomegranate Award for Acting & Directing