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Ilustrative: Jewish book lovers gather at the Jewish Book Council's offices in Manhattan, July 19, 2023. (Gabe Friedman/JTA)
April 11, 2026, 5:58 am
42 US Jewish authors slam Jewish Book Council’s bias toward ‘Israeli and Zionist voices’
Open letter claims that showcasing pro-Israel voices after Oct. 7 gives ‘the false impression that Jewish books are inherently Zionist’
By Andrew Lapin
Eli Sharabi's memoir recounts his 491 days as a Hamas hostage in Gaza. (Harper Influence via JTA)
February 18, 2026, 8:43 am
Former Hamas captive Eli Sharabi’s memoir ‘Hostage’ named Jewish book of the year
Sharabi, grateful for prestigious literature honor from North America’s Jewish Book Council, says recognition meaningful for ‘memory of all those we lost’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
The Moreno Family from Tangier dressed up to emulate the Andalusian past in an instance of ‘Reenactment Tourism.’ Photography Studio in the Alhambra compound, Spain 1953. (Courtesy of Daniel Moreno)
March 10, 2025, 8:28 am
Morocco’s Spanish-speaking Jewish minority illuminated in prizewinning book
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
By Rossella Tercatin
National Jewish Book Awards for the best books of 2023 were presented to works by, from left, Sabrina Orah Mark, Ruth Madievsky, Jeremy Eichler and James McBride. (Random House, Catapult, Knopf, Riverhead via JTA)
January 24, 2024, 9:31 pm
Critic’s account of classical music after the Holocaust named Jewish book of the year
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
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
'Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew' by Michael W. Twitty (Amistad)
January 19, 2023, 1:08 am
Michael W. Twitty’s food memoir ‘Koshersoul’ named Jewish book of the year
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’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
'The Netanyahus,' 'A Play for the End of the World,' 'People Love Dead Jews' and Dvora Hacohen’s biography of Hadassah founder Henriette Szold are among the winners of the 2021 National Jewish Book Awards. (National Jewish Book Awards via JTA)
January 22, 2022, 12:16 am
Biography of Hadassah founder takes top prize at National Jewish Book Awards
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
By Andrew Lapin
The late Jonathan Sacks was given the top award for "Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times." (National Jewish Book Awards)
January 27, 2021, 7:42 pm
Jonathan Sacks’ final book takes top place at 2020 National Jewish Book Awards
‘Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times’ joined by dozens of other varied works as winners named by Jewish Book Council
By JTA
Authors present their books virtually during the Jewish Book Council's annual conference. (Courtesy/Jewish Book Council via JTA)
July 18, 2020, 4:51 am
Virtual annual Jewish Book Council event gives readers peek into authors’ lives
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
By Josefin Dolsten
(Collage via Kveller)
May 1, 2019, 12:08 pm
Why is Holocaust fiction still so popular?
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
By Emily Burack
In this December 5, 2017, photo, French Nazi hunters Beate Klarsfeld (l) and her husband Serge look at at photos of young Jews deported from France at the Shoah Memorial in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
January 10, 2019, 10:03 am
Nazi hunter couple’s memoir wins top US Jewish book award
Book by Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, who have pursued Nazi war criminals for over half a century, honored as ‘Jewish Book of the Year’
By JTA and ToI Staff
Ilana Kurshan (Jewish Book Council)
June 6, 2018, 8:46 am
Author Ilana Kurshan wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
Program recognizes promising emerging writers who articulate the Jewish experience
By JTA
Prof. Steven P. Weitzman, University of Pennsylvania's Daniel E. Koshland Professor in Jewish Culture and Religion (courtesy)
March 7, 2018, 11:54 pm
To dig up genesis of the Jewish people, a scholar goes back to the sources
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
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Golda Meir (photo credit: GPO)
January 11, 2018, 12:17 am
Golda Meir biography takes top honor in National Jewish Book Awards
Francine Klagsbrun’s 800-page work on the late Israeli prime minister named Book of the Year for 2017
By JTA
Idra Novey (Courtesy/Donata Zanotti)
May 4, 2017, 2:01 pm
Author Idra Novey wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature
Novel ‘Ways to Disappear’ explores a translator’s search for a missing author in modern-day Brazil
By JTA
November is Jewish Book Month, for the whole family. (iStock photos from Getty images)
November 10, 2016, 1:24 am
Five fabulous fables for fledgling readers
In this year’s celebration of heritage and literature, the children’s genre features well-rounded stories embracing challenge, diversity and history
By Penny Schwartz
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