2007 Honorary Doctorate Recipients

Miriam Adelson

Miriam Adelson earned her BSc in microbiology and genetics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before pursuing medical studies at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, where she graduated with an MD magna cum laude. Today a dedicated researcher-physician, Dr. Adelson specializes in internal and emergency medicine and is a former head physician in each of these areas at the Rokach (Hadassah) Hospital in Tel Aviv. Since 1986, she has devoted her time to researching and treating drug abuse and the biology of addiction, including establishing two drug clinics in the US and Israel. Dr. Adelson and her husband Sheldon G. Adelson are well-known in the philanthropic world for their extensive support of Jewish and other causes throughout the US and Israel.

Alfred Akirov

Alfred Akirov is the founder, chairman and CEO of Alrov Group, one of Israel’s largest and most prestigious real-estate companies. The company develops, constructs and manages a diverse range of properties throughout Israel and in Europe, including residential towers, office buildings, shopping centers and luxury hotels. Mr. Akirov has a number of private business pursuits and is engaged in a variety of public activities. He is President of the Israeli Friends of Tel Aviv University and a member of both the TAU Executive Council and Board of Governors. Born in Iraq, Akirov immigrated to Israel in 1953 at the age of 12.

Aharon Appelfeld