
Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman presented internationally renowned Israeli author Amos Oz with the “UCLA Israel Studies Award” and UCLA Chancellor Gene Block presented philanthropists Younes and Soraya Nazarian, the inaugural “Visionary Award,” at the fifth anniversary of the UCLA Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. Center promotes the study of Israel as a modern Jewish and democratic state. Portman recently completed filming “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” based on Oz’s memoir, for which she made her directorial debut and will star as the author’s mother. The film is slated to premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Pictured (l-r): Sharon Nazarion, Younes Nazarian, Soraya Nazarian, Natalie Portman, Nily Oz
and Amos Oz. Event was held at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.