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42 US Jewish authors slam Jewish Book Council’s bias toward ‘Israeli and Zionist voices’

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:58:15 +0000

Open letter claims that showcasing pro-Israel voices after Oct. 7 gives 'the false impression that Jewish books are inherently Zionist'

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Former Hamas captive Eli Sharabi’s memoir ‘Hostage’ named Jewish book of the year

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:43:28 +0000

Sharabi, grateful for prestigious literature honor from North America's Jewish Book Council, says recognition meaningful for 'memory of all those we lost'

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Morocco’s Spanish-speaking Jewish minority illuminated in prizewinning book

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:28:44 +0000

National Jewish Book Award recipient Aviad Moreno’s work focuses on northern Morocco’s Hispanic Jews, whose yearning for a 'homeland' was often for Spain, not elusive Israel

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Critic’s account of classical music after the Holocaust named Jewish book of the year

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:31:12 +0000

Jeremy Eichler’s 'Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance' is joined by many other notable titles at the 73rd annual Jewish Book Awards

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Michael W. Twitty’s food memoir ‘Koshersoul’ named Jewish book of the year

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:08:09 +0000

Jewish Book Council hails book, which details US chef's career of fusing Jewish and African-American cooking, for its 'deep dives into theology, identity, and, of course, food'

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Biography of Hadassah founder takes top prize at National Jewish Book Awards

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:16:32 +0000

Dvora Hacohen’s 'To Repair a Broken World: The Life of Henrietta Szold' also wins best biography; other winners include Joshua Cohen, Dara Horn, Jai Chakrabarti and Judy Batalion

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Jonathan Sacks’ final book takes top place at 2020 National Jewish Book Awards

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:42:56 +0000

'Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times' joined by dozens of other varied works as winners named by Jewish Book Council

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Virtual annual Jewish Book Council event gives readers peek into authors’ lives

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 01:51:02 +0000

As conference goes online for 1st time in 22 years, 250 writers pitch their work to Jewish community representatives, and give their fans a look inside their living rooms

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Why is Holocaust fiction still so popular?

Wed, 01 May 2019 09:08:42 +0000

With the number of survivors shrinking, anti-Semitism on the rise, and enough time gone by for stories to be shared openly, writers and readers find the genre as relevant as ever

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Nazi hunter couple’s memoir wins top US Jewish book award

Thu, 10 Jan 2019 08:03:59 +0000

Book by Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, who have pursued Nazi war criminals for over half a century, honored as 'Jewish Book of the Year'

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Author Ilana Kurshan wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:46:33 +0000

Program recognizes promising emerging writers who articulate the Jewish experience

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To dig up genesis of the Jewish people, a scholar goes back to the sources

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 21:54:09 +0000

National Jewish Book Award winner Steven Weitzman's 'The Origin of the Jews' is an odyssey into a nation's most basic need: To understand where it comes from

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Golda Meir biography takes top honor in National Jewish Book Awards

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:17:39 +0000

Francine Klagsbrun's 800-page work on the late Israeli prime minister named Book of the Year for 2017

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Author Idra Novey wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature

Thu, 04 May 2017 11:01:17 +0000

Novel 'Ways to Disappear' explores a translator’s search for a missing author in modern-day Brazil

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Five fabulous fables for fledgling readers

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 23:24:29 +0000

In this year's celebration of heritage and literature, the children's genre features well-rounded stories embracing challenge, diversity and history

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