Person of the Year
- 2018 – Devorah Halbersta
- 2017 – Bro. Michael Kemper Deputy Chief, NYPD
- 2016 – Jerome Charyn
- 2015 – Dr. Ira Rothfeld
- 2014 – Fyvush Finkel
- 2013 – Miryom Kass
- 2012 – Alan “Schlomo” Veingrad
- 2011 – Rabbi Leonard Blank
- 2010 – Sgt. Major Edwin M. Robins (Ret WWII) National Commander Jewish War Veterans
- 2009 – Robert Morgenthau
- 2008 – Marjorie Magner
- 2007 – Roslynn R. Mauskopf
- 2006 – No Award
- 2005 – Margaret Lambert
- 2004 – Rabbi Tzvi Berkowitz
- 2003 – Col. Jack Jacobs USA (Ret), Medal of Honor Recipient
- 2002 – NO AWARD
- 2001 – Benjamin A. Gilman
- 2000 – Bruce Balter
- 1999 – Rabbi Dr. Ronald B. Sobel
- 1998 – Mitch Levey
- 1997 – Bill Mazer
- 1996 – Alan Hevesi
- 1995 – Leslie Crocker-Snyder
- 1994 – Mel Parness
- 1993 – Jackie Mason
- 1992 – Charles E. Schumer
- 1991 – Eric Breindel
- 1990 – Theobold D. Reich
- 1989 – Robert M. Stutman
- 1988 – Kenneth Gribetz
- 1987 – R. Nathan Perlmutter
- 1986 – Rabbi Dr. Alvin Kass
- 1986 – Neil Sherrid (co-recipient w/Kass)
- 1985 – Louis Rudin
- 1984 – Edward I. Koch
- 1983 – Menachem Begin
- 1982 – NO AWARD
- 1981 – Theodore Bikel
- 1980 – Elie Wiesel
- 1979 – Issac Bashevis Singer
- 1978 – Felicia Shpritzer
- 1977 – Harrison J. Golden
- 1976 – David Frisher
- 1975 – Robert C. Kohler
- 1974 – Jules Sachson
- 1973 – Rabbi Dr. Jack M. Sable
- 1972 – Harold Melnick
- 1971 – Louis Weiser
- 1970 – Arthur Lipps
- 1969 – Albert A. Seedman
- 1968 – Aaron E. Kootz
- 1967 – Louis L. Stutman
- 1966 – Sanford D. Garelik
- 1965 – Hyman Barshay
- 1964 – Dore Schary
- 1963 – Jacob K. Javits
- 1962 – Edward S. Silver
- 1961 – Rabbi Dr. Samuel Belkin
- 1960 – Louis Lefkowitz
- 1959 – Capt. Joshua Goldberg, USN
