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NURTURING TALENT
CREATING A COMMUNITY FOR JEWISH LITERATURE
2022 WINNER
Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure
FINALIST
MISKAL-YEDIOTH
MARINER BOOKS
FINALIST
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
"Make your bookshelves
your companions"
-Judah Ibn Tibbon-
SAMI ROHR PRIZE FOR 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 of its kind, 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.
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.
AROUND THE WORLD WITH SRP
Understanding Henrietta Szold: New Insights
ADAM KIRSCH
New book
Out on May 31
New short story
"The Yiddish Lesson"
in Tablet Magazine
Appointed Faculty Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost UC Davis
Newly appointed 2021-2022 Andrew H. Siegel Professor in American Middle Eastern Foreign Policy at Georgetown's Center for Jewish Civilization
In conversation with
Jonathan Greenblatt
JONATHAN SARNA
Hiddushim: Celebrating Hebrew College’s Centennial Edited with Michael Fishbane and Arthur Green
MATTI FRIEDMAN
New book
Out on March 29
Now available in paperback
Cover story for
Smithsonian Magazine
"Mourning & Evening"
February 28
Jewish Book Week
"Incubating Ideas"
In conversation with
Raquel Ukeles of NLI
Video conference with Ukraine's President Zelensk
Videobook on philosophy
and so much more
AVIYA KUSHNER
Received an NEA grant for
translation of Yudit Shahar poetr
New book
Featured writer Jewish Heritage Month
First speaker in a 4-part series exploring antisemitism March 24
Guest speaker at Denison Hosted by Margot Singer
In Conversation with Hillel Halkin on A Complicated Jew Beit Avi Chai
LISA MOSES LEFF AND SARAH ABREVAYA STEIN Looting, Loss and Recovery: Virtual Symposium The Jewish Museum's YouTube Channel
Master class on
Sentence writing
CONTACT
Debra Goldberg, Director:
T. +1-516-548-3921 | M. +972-52-333-8095 | F. +972-9-744-1180 | debra@samirohrprize.org