2008 Ctegories  Categories for 2008 Exact Sciences: Chemistry Life Sciences: Genetics Social Sciences: Education Humanities: Middle East Studies Culture and Art: Music
 
 
Arts and Culture:Architecture: Professor architect Nitza Metzger Szmuk
The Professor architect Nitza Metzger Szmuk is awarded the EMET Prize for her achievements and her outstanding contribution to local culture in the promotion of site and building conservation, for raising public awareness to the importance and the value of the architectural heritage in "The White City" of Tel Aviv and for promoting Israel's position and prestige worldwide.

Arts and Culture:Design: Mr. Zvi Narkiss
The Designer Zvi Narkis is awarded the EMET Prize for his creativity in the design of the Hebrew font, for the design of typefaces for the Hebrew alphabet over a period of fifty years, which made possible the transition from traditional Hebrew fonts to modern types, and for ingeniously combining ancient traditions with modern design concepts in creating the Hebrew type.