HONORING EXCELLENCE
NURTURING TALENT
CONNECTING JEWISH VOICES ACROSS THE GLOBE
TOGETHER AS ONE
2024 WINNER
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
FINALIST
KNOPF
FINALIST
SIMON & SCHUSTER
FINALIST
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS
"Make your bookshelves
your companions"
-Judah Ibn Tibbon-
THE PREMIER ANNUAL AWARD CELEBRATING 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 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.
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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.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
OREN KESSLER
"A Day of Love & Darkness"​​​
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Vancouver Writers Fest​​
"The God Who Dwells in Doubt"​​
"A Need for Roots" in Jewish Review of Books
Winter Issue
MIKOLAJ GRYNBERG & SEAN GASPER BYE
Confidential, starred review in Publishers Weekly
"October 7: The Return of History"
"Writing Out of Annihilation"​​
The Many LIves of Anne Frank
Publishers Weekly Cover Story and Starred Review
ELISA ALBERT
"An Invitation to the
Anti-Zionists"​​
"The Cost of the American Jewish Vote"​​
"Writing, Identity, and the Struggle to Speak After October 7th"
Hezbollah, updated edition​​
"The False Narrative of Settler Colonialism", The Atlantic​​
CONTACT
Debra Goldberg, Director:
T. +1-516-548-3921 | M. +972-52-333-8095 | F. +972-9-744-1180 | debra@samirohrprize.org