If you wanted to make someone more legitimate in the eyes of the public, what could you do? One thing you could do is give an award to that person. Here is a mention of two prizes founded by Jews. There are probably quite a few more such prizes in America, since Jews are disproportionately wealthy and influential.

First, in 1917, there was the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, literature and music composition. That award was created by Jewish newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer [1]. Norman Mailer, the often-vulgar Jewish author, won two Pulitzer Prizes. In 1979 came the Pritzker Prize for architecture, created by Jewish lawyer/businessman Jay Pritzker. Jewish architect Frank Gehry received a Pritzker Prize in 1989. (The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago was designed by Gehry).

[1] both of Pulitzer’s parents were Jewish. Scroll down to the bottom of the page

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