Yakir Yerushalayim
Yakir Yerushalayim is an annual citizenship prize in Jerusalem, inaugurated in 1967.
The prize is awarded annually by the municipality of the City of Jerusalem to one or more residents of the city who have contributed to the cultural and educational life of the city in some outstanding way. Prize recipients must be over 65 years old. They are selected by a five-panel committee appointed by the mayor, which reviews the candidates and selects a long-time resident of Jerusalem whose work on behalf of the city or life story is an inspiration to others. The award ceremony is held on Yom Yerushalayim.
Recommendations for the award are submitted by city council members. The final selection among the nominees takes place in the spring.
There are eight categories for the award: Education; Culture; Public Service; Promoting Unity and Tolerance; Volunteering, Charity, and Kindness; Research and Academia; Religion and Israeli Heritage; Development and Infrastructure..
Prize winners are entitled to be buried in the Yakirey Yerushalayim' section at the Har HaMenuchot Cemetery.
Recipients
Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically using the icon.| Year | Name | Description and Comments |
| 1967 | Educator, historian and Israeli government minister | |
| 1967 | Jewish philosopher | |
| 1967 | Bible scholar, an author, and linguist | |
| 1967 | Eminent Orthodox rabbi | |
| 1968 | Historian and expert in medieval Spanish Jewish history | |
| 1968 | Jerusalem painter | |
| 1968 | Zionist activist and Israeli politician | |
| 1968 | Historian and archaeologist | |
| 1968 | Political figure, wife of Zalman Shazar, the third President of Israel | |
| 1968 | Children's author | |
| 1969 | Historian and geographer | |
| 1969 | Archaeologist and biblical scholar | |
| 1969 | Jewish philosopher and historian | |
| 1970 | Poet and novelist | |
| 1970 | Artist | |
| 1970 | Physician | |
| 1970 | Artist | |
| 1974 | Artist | |
| 1974 | Rabbi and prominent member of Etzel and Lechi | |
| 1974 | Geographer | |
| 1977 | Artist | |
| 1978 | Christian Zionist and Theologian | |
| 1980 | Deputy mayor of Jerusalem, rabbi and philologist | |
| 1981 | Geologist and expert in the field of hydrology | |
| 1982 | Botanist | |
| 1984 | Archaeologist | |
| 1984 | University professor and surgeon | |
| 1984 | Israeli politician | |
| 1988 | Marguerite Bernes | Algerian nun and recognised as Righteous Among the Nations |
| 1988 | Israel Museum curator | |
| 1989 | Roman Catholic theologian and professor of religion at Hebrew University of Jerusalem | |
| 1989 | Historian | |
| 1989 | Israeli lawyer and politician | |
| 1990 | Former Zionist political activist and Revisionist Zionist philosopher | |
| 1991 | Israeli politician | |
| 1991 | Psychologist and director of the International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential | |
| 1992 | Children's author | |
| 1995 | Natural physician | |
| 1995 | Activist for the International Council of Jewish Women | |
| 1995 | Composer | |
| 1996 | Archaeologist and excavator of Tel Dan | |
| 1997 | Doctor, assistance to the elderly of Jerusalem | |
| 1997 | Professor at Hadassah Hospital, head of the Hansen Hospital in Jerusalem | |
| 2000 | Jurist who served as vice president of Liberal International, cofounded the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, and was elected to the Municipality of Jerusalem | |
| 2001 | Professor of Law specializing in Mishpat Ivri, justice on the Israeli Supreme Court and as its Deputy President | |
| 2002 | Pioneer of Jerusalem stone industry | |
| 2002 | Educator and bible commentator, who headed the Da'at Miqra project | |
| 2002 | Professor emeritus for plant physiology and director of the Synagogue Memorial | |
| 2002 | Born and raised in Amsterdam, contributed to helping medical and educational institutions in Jerusalem | |
| 2004 | Former Supreme Court judge and former State Comptroller | |
| 2004 | Author, editor, and former soldier of the Palmach | |
| 2005 | Educator and director of Horev Torah institutions | |
| 2006 | Nobel Prize–winning mathematician | |
| 2006 | Israeli politician and former ambassador | |
| 2007 | Israeli politician and journalist | |
| 2008 | Historian and Professor of Holocaust Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | |
| 2010 | Architect and architectural historian of Jerusalem | |
| 2010 | Professor emeritus of Bar-Ilan University and former Deputy Attorney General | |
| 2010 | Israeli spy who worked to rescue Jews from Arab countries | |
| 2012 | Landscape Architect and City Planner | |
| 2013 | Historical geographer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | |
| 2014 | Hagai Sitton | Lawyer and public activist |
| 2014 | Rabbi, founding Rosh Yeshiva and current Rosh Yeshiva emeritus of Yeshivat Hakotel in the Old City | |
| 2014 | Rachel Bamberger Chalkowski | Chief Midwife at Shaare Zedek and founder of important charity Matan B'Seter Bamb |
| 2016 | Military volunteer | |
| 2017 | Chabad Chasidic rabbi, teacher, philosopher, social critic, author, translator and publisher | |
| 2017 | Eliyahu Gabai | Member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party from 1996 until 1999, and again from 2006 until 2009 |
| 2017 | David Blumberg | Senior banker and public figure active in promoting culture and education in Israel |
| 2018 | Gabriel Barkay | World-renowned archaeologist. |
| 2018 | Avraham Rivkind | The head of the department of general surgery and the trauma unit of Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Karem, Jerusalem |
| 2019 | Menachem Hacohen | Member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1974 and 1988 and served as chief rabbi of the Moshavim Movement and the Histadrut |
| 2020 | Israeli doctor and researcher, professor at the Hebrew University School of Medicine in Jerusalem. | |
| 2020 | Yehoram Gaon | Singer, actor, director, comedian, producer, TV and radio host, and public figure. |
| 2020 | Kalman Samuels | The founder of Shalva, the Israel Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities |
| 2022 | Galila Ron-Feder Amit | Children books author. |
| 2025 | Israeli historian |