The late Professor Hillel Ruskin (1934-2003) was Chairman of the Cosell Center of Physical Education Leisure and Health Promotion and Director of the Graduate Program in Physical Education of the School of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was also the chairperson of the Israel Leisure and Recreation Association, Chairman of the Commission on Education and Board member of the World Leisure and Recreation Association Vice-President of the European Leisure and Recreation Association, Commissioner of Leisure Education of the School System in Israel and a Past President of the International Council of Physical Activity and Fitness Research: He received his BA from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and MA and Ph.D. from New York University. He has written more than 200 articles and publications in the fields of leisure recreation leisure and health promotion. For his contributions he received numerous awards, among which the Education Award for lifetime contributions by the President of the State of Israel.