The national jewish book awards have been presented annually since 1948 to authors of books of exceptional merit in a variety of judaic subjects. Jan 11, 2017 sarah abrevaya stein, ucla professor of history and the maurice amado chair in sephardic studies, is the winner of the 2016 national jewish book award in the category of sephardic culture. Congratulations to cllas executive board member monique rodrigues balbuena, whose book homeless tongues. Elie holzer, of the churgin school of education, will receive the prestigious 2014 national jewish book award for his work a philosophy of havruta. Deborah lipstadt, winner of the 2019 national jewish book award in the category of education and jewish identity for her book antisemitism. The soul of jewish social justice by rabbi shmuly yanklowitz is a finalist for contemporary jewish life and practice. Lord sacks wins fifth national jewish book award for not. The national jewish book awards were first established in 1950 by the jewish book council. A twentyfirstcentury introduction to jews and jewish identities by aaron j. Three local authors honored by 2017 national jewish book awards. Monique balbuenas book homeless tongues a finalist for. How jewish wisdom can help you cope and find comfort by rabbi marc katz. A finalist for the 2016 national jewish book award fortytwo stories from.
For purposes of the national jewish book awards, a jewish book is one that deals with aspects of judaism and jewish life in the categoryies delineated. Members receive valuable benefits including special discounts, literary gifts, and exclusive content, while helping jbc to support and celebrate jewish literature. The jewish book council has announced the recipients of the 2015 national jewish. Michelson galleries in northampton, talks about his newest book, the language of angels, about the reinvention of hebrew as a modern language. The winners of the 2010 national jewish book awards will be honored on march 9 at a gala awards ceremony to be held at the center for jewish history in manhattan, located at 15 west 16th street. Nov 16, 2016 the fiction prize went to whiteheads underground railroad, a novel that was 16 years in the making. The national jewish book awards are north america s longestrunning awards program in the field of jewish literature. Winner of the national jewish book award in the holocaust categorya monumental work of nonfiction on a wartime atrocity, its sixtyyear denial, and the impac. The winners of the 2016 national jewish book awards will be honored on march 7, 2017 at a gala awards dinner and ceremony to be held at the center for jewish history in manhattan.
Launched in 1950, they promote the reading of jewish literature and inspire writers to continue its lasting legacy. Jewish book councils national jewish book awards 2015. The struggle for israel, 19171947, a book by bruce hoffman about jewish operations in prestate israel, was tapped as the jewish book of the year. Jan 11, 2017 2016 national jewish book awards announced book of the year awarded to israel by daniel gordis rose tremain wins fiction category for the gustav sonata michael chabon awarded jbcs modern literary achievement award new york, january 11, 2017 the jewish book council announced today the winners of the 2016 national jewish book awards, now. Winner, national jewish book award, 2019 gittels journey. The jewish book council recognized two books by brandeis faculty as finalists for the 2015 national jewish book award. The jewish theological seminary jts is pleased to announce that the jewish book council has chosen several members of the jts community as 2016 national jewish book awards winners and finalists. Wall street journal top ten childrens book of the year, 2019. The national jewish book awards have selected francine klagsbruns lioness. Jts professors and alumni selected for 2016 national jewish. Click on the award name or winner name to get list of all awards winners national jewish book award for american jewish studies. The jewish book council has announced this years winners for north americas longestrunning awards program in the field of jewish literature, including david grossman and rachel kadish.
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A national jewish book award winner on how to cultivate a spiritual life rabbi david jaffe, a 2016 national jewish book award winner and sharon local, speaks about practicing mussar and its ability to affect a spiritual life from the inside out. Jan 14, 2008 congratulations to our friends at the jewish publication society who won four national jewish book awards last week inventing jewish ritual by vanessa ochs, which ive blogged about, was the winner in the category of contemporary jewish life and practice. Eve krakowski has been awarded the national jewish book award. Congratulations to the soul of jewish social justice and on the relationship of mitzvot between man and his neighbor and man and his maker, both finalists in the 2014 national jewish book awards. Fishman, professor of jewish history, has received the jewish book councils 2017 national jewish book award for the book smugglers. The awards are designed to heighten awareness of outstanding books of jewish interest published in the last year and to encourage the reading of worthwhile books.
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The jewish book council promotes the reading, writing and publishing of quality jewish content books. Jta michael chabon and daniel gordis were among the winners of the 2016 national jewish book awards. The koret jewish book award is an annual award that recognizes recently published books on any aspect of jewish life in the categories of biographyautobiography and literary studies, fiction, history and philosophythought published in, or translated into, english. National jewish health is the leading respiratory hospital in the nation and has been recognized as such through a variety of outside measurements and tangible achievements.
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