Eisen has worked with synagogue and federation leadership around the country in thinking through issues of Jewish identity, the revitalization of Jewish tradition and the redefinition of the American Jewish community.
In the fall, Indiana University published “Taking Hold of Torah,” which addressed the renewal of Jewish community and commitment in America through a series of five essays built around the Five Books of Moses.
Along with sociologist Steven M. Cohen, Eisen is working on the final stages of a study about how being Jewish affects the private and public lives of Americans.
Atkinson is the 17th president of U.C. Berkeley. He also served as chancellor of U.C. San Diego, director of the National Science Foundation and faculty member at Stanford University.
Casper was named president of Stanford University in 1999 after an academic career at University of Chicago Law School and U.C. Berkeley. He was editor of The Supreme Court Review and has written extensively on constitutional law and history.
Bitterman has been with KQED since 1993. She has produced several television documentaries and has served on various committees of Public Broadcasting Service. She was vice president of TIDE 2000, an international telecommunications development consortium, and is currently a trustee of the Association of America’s Public Television Stations.
Since its inauguration in 1988, the Koret Prize has been given to more than 50 individuals, according to Taube.
Prior recipients include former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Carey Perloff of American Conservatory Theater, broadcaster Michael Krasny and the Rev. Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial Methodist Church.