Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
| Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | recognising the unique role of contemporary writers in the transmission and examination of the Jewish experience, and to encourage and promote outstanding writing of Jewish interest. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Jewish Book Council |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Website | www.jewishbookcouncil.org |
The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature is an annual prize awarded to an outstanding literary work of Jewish interest.
Contents
1 History
2 Eligibility and selection
3 Finalists and winners
3.1 2017
3.2 2016
3.3 2015
3.4 2014
3.5 2013
3.6 2012
3.7 2011
3.8 2010
3.9 2009
3.10 2008
3.11 2007
4 References
5 External links
History
In 2006, the Jewish philanthropist Sami Rohr's descendants honoured his love of Jewish literature by inaugurating the Sami Rohr Prize on his 80th birthday.[1]
The annual award, alternating between fiction and non-fiction, seeks to promote writings of Jewish interest, and to encourage the examination of Jewish values among "emerging" writers.[2]
The $100,000 prize is among the richest literary prizes in the world. The runner-up award is called the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Choice Award, and is worth $25,000.
Eligibility and selection
The Prize is coordinated and administered by the Jewish Book Council. Works are sought and nominated by an advisory panel, and the finalists, runner-up and winner are selected by an independent panel of judges.
Translated works are eligible. Eligible non-fiction works are restricted to the domains of biography, history, Jewish current affairs, Jewish scholarship, or contemporary Jewish life.
Finalists and winners
The gold medal (
) marks the winner, while the silver medal (
) marks the runner-up.
2017
The finalists were announced April 3, 2017.[3] The awardees were announced May 3, 2017.[4]
Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey
The Last Flight of Poxl West: A Novel by Daniel Torday
Inherited Disorders: Stories, Parables & Problems by Adam Ehrlich Sachs
The Bed Moved: Stories by Rebecca Schiff
The Yid by Paul Goldberg
2016
2015
The finalists were announced in January 2015.[5] The awardees were announced in February 2015.[6]
The Best Place on Earth by Ayelet Tsabari
The Lion Seeker by Kenneth Bonert
Panic in a Suitcase by Yelena Akhtiorskaya
The UnAmericans by Molly Antopol
A Replacement Life by Boris Fishman
2014
The finalists were announced on November 7, 2013.[7] The winners were declared in January 2014.[8]
The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible, by Matti Friedman
Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism, by Sarah Bunin Benor
Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition, by Marni Davis
Embodying Hebrew Culture: Aesthetics, Athletics, and Dance in the Jewish Community of Mandate Palestine, by Nina S. Spiegel
The Genius: Elijah of Vilna and the Making of Modern Judaism, by Eliyahu Stern
2013
The winners were announced on April 9, 2013.[9][10]
The Innocents, by Francesca Segal
Leaving the Atocha Station, by Ben Lerner
The People of Forever Are Not Afraid, by Shani Boianjiu
The Book of Life, by Stuart Nadler
Motti, by Asaf Schurr
- Success of jewish by madhavan schuklem menon
2012
The winners were announced on February 15, 2012.[11]
When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry, by Gal Beckerman
Moses Montefiore: Jewish Liberator, Imperial Hero, by Abigail Green
The Benderly Boys and American Jewish Education, by Jonathan B. Krasner
The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire, by James Loeffler
A Thousand Darknesses: Lies and Truth in Holocaust Fiction, by Ruth Franklin
2011
The winners were announced on March 24, 2011.[12]
The Jump Artist, by Austin Ratner
A Curable Romantic, by Joseph Skibell
Stations West, by Allison Amend
The Cosmopolitans, Nadia Kalman
The Invisible Bridge, Julie Orringer
2010
The winners were announced on January 26, 2010. The judges were unable to decide on the top honour, so the prize was shared and the runner-up prize eliminated.[13]
Jewish Renaissance in the Russian Revolution, by Kenneth B. Moss
Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce, by Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Station Identification: A Cultural History of Yiddish Radio in the United States, by Ari Y. Kelman
Surprised by God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion, by Danya Ruttenberg
Speaking of Jews: Rabbis, Intellectuals, and the Creation of an American Public Identity, by Lila Corwin Berman
2009
The winners were announced on March 25, 2009.[14][15]
One More Year, by Sana Krasikov
The Septembers of Shiraz, by Dalia Sofer
The Rowing Lesson, by Anne Landsman
Petropolis, by Anya Ulinich
The Book of Dahlia, by Elisa Albert
2008
The winners were announced on February 13, 2008.[16][17]
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, by Lucette Lagnado
Houses of Study, by Ilana Blumberg
The Price of Whiteness, by Eric Goldstein
A Crack in the Earth, by Haim Watzman
Churchill's Promised Land, by Michael Makovsky
2007
The winners were announced in March 2007.[18][19]
The Genizah at the House of Shepher, by Tamar Yellin
Our Holocaust, by Amir Gutfreund
Not Me, by Michael Lavigne
Accidents, by Yael Hedaya
Disobedience, by Naomi Alderman
References
^ Dennis Hevesi (August 10, 2012). "Sami Rohr, Jewish Philanthropist Remembered by a Writing Prize, Dies at 86". New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Jessica Weinberg (March 15, 2013). "A Dispatch from the National Jewish Book Awards Ceremony". Tablet. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "2017 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Fellows Announced". Facebook: Jewish Book Council. April 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
^ "Idra Novey wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
^ "Sami Rohr Prize 2015". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
^ "Ayelet Tsabari Wins Sami Rohr Prize". The Jewish Daily Forward. February 23, 2015.
^ Adam Chandler (November 7, 2013). "'The Aleppo Codex' Nabs the Sami Rohr Prize". Tablet. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ Beth Kissileff (January 23, 2014). "2014 Sami Rohr Prize Awarded In Jerusalem". Tablet.
^ Joe Winkler (April 10, 2013). "Novelist Francesca Segal wins Sami Rohr Prize with 'The Innocents'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "2013 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature" (Press release). Jewish Book Council. April 9, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Gal Beckerman Wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize". Publishers Weekly. February 15, 2012.
^ Marcy Oster (March 24, 2011). "Austin Ratner wins Rohr prize for first novel". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "2010 Sami Rohr Prize Winners Announced". Jewish Book Council. January 26, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Sana Krasikov wins Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature". The Jerusalem Post. March 25, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Sami Rohr Prize 2009". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ Sarah Crown (February 13, 2008). "Exile's tale takes $100,000 Jewish book prize". The Guardian. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Sami Rohr Prize 2008". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ Juliet Lapidos (March 30, 2007). "A Chat With Tamar Yellin, Winner of New Fiction Prize". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Sami Rohr Prize 2007". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
External links
- http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/sami-rohr-prize.html
