A leading Israeli university will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem said May 20 it was granting the singer the degree because of her concern for human rights and dedication to Israel and the Jewish people.
Streisand, 71, is expected to perform at a June conference in honor of the 90th birthday of Israeli President Shimon Peres. She will also appear in two public concerts. These will be the Jewish singer’s first performances in Israel.
The university’s school of Jewish studies, established in 1984, is named after Streisand’s father, Emanuel. Streisand also holds an honorary doctorate in arts and humanities from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. — ap