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HONORING EXCELLENCE

NURTURING TALENT

CONNECTING JEWISH VOICES ACROSS THE GLOBE

Books

TOGETHER AS ONE

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2024 WINNER

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

FINALIST
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KNOPF

FINALIST
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SIMON & SCHUSTER

FINALIST
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ST. MARTIN'S PRESS

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In The Press

"Make your bookshelves
your companions" 

-Judah Ibn Tibbon-

THE PREMIER ANNUAL AWARD CELEBRATING JEWISH LITERATURE

INAUGURATED IN 2007 BY THE ROHR FAMILY

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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.

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.

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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

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ILANA BLUMBERG

I Hope You and Your Loved Ones Remain Safe

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MATTI FRIEDMAN and DANIEL GORDIS

"The State of the State"

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OREN KESSLER

"A Day of Love & Darkness"

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AYELET TSABARI

Vancouver Writers Fest

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DAVID WOLPE

"The God Who Dwells in Doubt"

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OREN KESSLER

The 1936 Arab Revolt And Our Modern Moment Podcast

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BENJAMIN BALINT

New York Times Essay

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ERIKA DREIFUS

An Open Letter to the Editor of The New York Times Book Review

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MIKOLAJ GRYNBERG & SEAN GASPER BYE

Confidential, starred review in Publishers Weekly

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DANIEL GORDIS

"October 7: The Return of History"

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RUTH FRANKLIN

"Writing Out of Annihilation"

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ABIGAIL POGREBIN
DAVID WOLPE

In conversation

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ADAM EHRLICH SACHS

Gretel and the Great War

NYT Book Review

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HAIM WATZMAN

Fiction & War

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RUTH FRANKLIN

The Many LIves of Anne Frank
Publishers Weekly Starred Review

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DEBORAH HARRIS

"Stop the Boycott of Israeli Culture"

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ELISA ALBERT

"An Invitation to the

Anti-Zionists"​​

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SARA YAEL HIRSHHORN

"The Cost of the American Jewish Vote"

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ELISA ALBERT

New Book Release

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SARAH ABREVAYA STEIN

Swimming Through History

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BENJAMIN BALINT

WSJ Review of Family Romance

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JEREMY DAUBER

LA Times Book Review of American Scary

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MATTHEW LEVITT

Hezbollah, updated edition

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ADAM KIRSCH

"The False Narrative of Settler Colonialism", The Atlantic

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ABIGAIL POGREBIN

Jews who chose not to have children

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SARA HIRSCHHORN, YAAKOV KATZ & MATTHEW LEVITT

What are Hezbollah and Nasrallah Thinking?

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Contact

CONTACT

Debra Goldberg, Director:

T. +1-516-548-3921  M. +972-52-333-8095  |  F. +972-9-744-1180  |  debra@samirohrprize.org

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