Herzfeld Prize Award Ceremony 2026 - edited highlights

The Dr Gertrude Herzfeld Prize 2026, honouring the achievements of Jewish women in medical science, was awarded on 8th March (International Women's Day) to Professor Rachel Yehuda PhD, the Chemers Neustein Family Professor of Trauma and Resilience at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She founded Mount Sinai’s Traumatic Stress Studies Division in 1991 and, in 2020, she established The Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing, which she currently directs. At the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx, she directs the Center for Psychedelic Therapy and previously served as Director of Mental Health for 15 years. Here are video highlights from the ceremony which took place on 8th March 2026, International Women's Day. Partners for this event were the University of Edinburgh Medical School College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Jewish Cultural Centre. With generous support from our major donors: Hynda Kleinman, Adam Leven, Michael Leven and Harriet Lyall.