HONORING EXCELLENCE
NURTURING TALENT
CONNECTING JEWISH VOICES ACROSS THE GLOBE
TOGETHER AS ONE
2024 WINNER
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
FINALIST
KNOPF
FINALIST
SIMON & SCHUSTER
FINALIST
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS
"Make your bookshelves
your companions"
-Judah Ibn Tibbon-
THE PREMIER ANNUAL AWARD CELEBRATING JEWISH LITERATURE
INAUGURATED IN 2007 BY THE ROHR FAMILY
The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature honors the legacy of Sami Rohr z”l, who enjoyed a lifelong love of Jewish learning and great books.
As the premier award in the world of Jewish publishing, the annual prize recognizes the unique role of contemporary writers in the examination and transmission of the Jewish experience. The $100,000 prize is presented to an emerging writer who demonstrates the potential for continued contribution to the world of Jewish literature.
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Finalists and winners of monetary prizes become Fellows in the Sami Rohr Jewish Literary Institute. Past winners have acknowledged the impact of the Prize on their careers and professional pursuits.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
Jewish Currents: The Personal is Archival​
The Many LIves of Anne Frank Publishers Weekly Cover Story and Starred Review
"Stop the Boycott of Israeli Culture"​
ELISA ALBERT
"An Invitation to the
Anti-Zionists"​​
"The Cost of the American Jewish Vote"​​
Discussing "Exploring Family Secrets Through Fiction"​
"Writing, Identity, and the Struggle to Speak After October 7th"
LA Times Book Review of American Scary​​​​
Hezbollah, updated edition​​
"The False Narrative of Settler Colonialism", The Atlantic​​
ELISA ALBERT,
ERIKA DREIFUS, MAX GROSS, ANNA SOLOMON
Smashing the Tablets​
OREN KESSLER
"A Day of Love & Darkness"​​​
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Vancouver Writers Fest​​
"The God Who Dwells in Doubt"​​
"A Need for Roots" in Jewish Review of Books
Winter Issue
An Open Letter to the Editor of The New York Times Book Review​
"October 7: The Return of History"
"Writing Out of Annihilation"​​
CONTACT
Debra Goldberg, Director:
T. +1-516-548-3921 | M. +972-52-333-8095 | F. +972-9-744-1180 | debra@samirohrprize.org