FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, Natan Sharansky, the Jewish Agency's chairman attends a press conference at the opening of the new Israeli Cultural Institute, in Budapest, Hungary. Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky, winner of the 2020 Genesis Prize, announced Monday, May 4, 2020 that he will donate his $1 million award to organizations fighting the coronavirus pandemic and helping individuals impacted by the outbreak. The tradition of forgoing the prize money was set by previous winners. Sharansky plans to donate to Israeli groups that assist children with severe disabilities, victims of domestic violence and the elderly. He will also promote research at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science and Columbia and New York Universities. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, File)
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