National Jewish Book Award2003

Given by Jewish Book Council

Other Names: Goldberg Prize for Fiction, Goldberg Prize for Jewish Fiction by Emerging Writers
16 Works / 17 Items 3,155 Books 50 Reviews ½ 3.6
"The National Jewish Book Awards have been presented annually since 1948 to authors of books of exceptional merit in a variety of Judaic subjects. The awards are designed to heighten awareness of show more outstanding books of Jewish interest published in the last year and • to encourage the reading of worthwhile books • to recognize authors of outstanding Jewish literature • to stimulate others to further literary creativity • to acknowledge original contributions to scholarship Th ese awards acknowledge the seminal importance of a particular work. In addition, there is a monetary award for each winning author, a public presentation to recognize the superior eff orts made by the author and publisher in preparing the winning piece of literature, and publicity for the event and the individual awardees." http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/national-jewish-book-award.html show less
Stages:
All, Winner (706), Finalist (784), Nominee (1), No Stage (14)
Categories:
All, American Jewish History (1), Amer­i­can Jew­ish Studies (51), Anthologies (1), Anthologies and Collections (37), Autobiography and Memoir (19), Autobiography/Memoir (24), Biography (20), Biography and Autobiography (2), Biography, Autobiography, Memoir (38), Book Club (6), Book Club Award (24), Celebrate 350 Award for American Jewish Studies (2), Children's Literature (72), Children's Picture Book (38), Children's and Young Adults' Literature (10), Children’s Literature & Jewish Family Literature (1), Children’s and Young Adult Literature (23), Contemporary Jewish Life (7), Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice (59), Contemporary Jewish Thought and Experience (1), Debut Fiction (22), Debut Fic­tion Gold­berg Prize (5), Eastern European Studies (13), Education (3), Education and Jewish Identity (34), English Poetry (8), Everett Family Foundation (3), Everett Family Foundation Award (1), Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year (9), Fiction (124), Fiction JJ Green­berg Memo­r­i­al Award (1), Fiction, Book Club Award (2), Fiction, JJ Greenberg Memorial Award (4), Fic­tion JJ Green­berg Memo­r­i­al Award (6), First Time Author (1), Food Writing & Cookbooks (10), General Non Fiction (1), Goldberg Prize for Jewish Fiction by Emerging Writers (14), Hebrew Fiction in Translation (5), History (71), Holocaust (94), Holocaust Memoir & Mimi S. Frank Award (1), Holocaust Memoir Award (5), Holocaust Studies - in Memory of Ernest W. Michel (1), Holocaust, Biography (1), Holo­caust (2), Illustrated Children's Book (29), Israel (31), Jewish Book of the Year (5), Jewish Education (7), Jewish Family Literature (10), Jewish Folklore and Anthropology (2), Jewish History (30), Jewish Thought (42), Jewish-Christian Relations (12), Jew­ish Book of the Year Everett Fam­i­ly Foun­da­tion Award (2), Middle Grade Literature (14), Modern Jewish Thought and Experience (54), Non-Fiction (11), Outstanding Debut Fiction (13), Poetry (38), Reference (13), Scholarship (75), Sephardic - Ashkenazic Culture (4), Sephardic Culture (35), Sephardic Cul­ture Mimi S. Frank Award (4), Sephardic Studies (16), Sephardic and Ashkenazic Culture and Customs (4), Sephardic-Ashkenazic Culture (1), Special Recognition (1), The JDC-Her­bert Katz­ki Award (1), Thought (2), Translation of English Poetry (1), Translation of a Jewish Classic (2), Visual Arts (48), Women Stud­ies Bar­bara Dobkin Award (1), Women's Studies (57), Writing Based on Archival Material (24), Yiddish Language and Culture (2), Yiddish Literature (1), Yiddish Poetry (2), Yiddish Studies (2), Young Adult (6), Young Adult Literature (20), No Category (6)
Years:
All, 2023 (60), 2022 (62), 2021 (54), 2020 (60), 2019 (64), 2018 (50), 2017 (52), 2016 (41), 2015 (56), 2014 (33), 2013 (48), 2012 (48), 2011 (52), 2010 (50), 2009 (53), 2008 (46), 2007 (48), 2006 (50), 2005 (59), 2004 (36), 2003 (17), 2002 (54), 2001 (1), 2000 (49), 1999 (45), 1998 (28), 1997 (14), 1996 (12), 1995 (12), 1994 (13), 1993 (13), 1992 (11), 1991 (11), 1990 (11), 1989 (11), 1988 (10), 1987 (8), 1986 (9), 1985 (10), 1984 (9), 1983 (9), 1982 (7), 1981 (7), 1980 (8), 1979 (4), 1978 (6), 1977 (7), 1976 (7), 1975 (5), 1974 (6), 1973 (5), 1972 (4), 1971 (3), 1970 (4), 1969 (5), 1968 (3), 1967 (3), 1966 (5), 1965 (3), 1964 (3), 1963 (3), 1962 (3), 1961 (2), 1960 (3), 1959 (3), 1958 (2), 1957 (1), 1955 (1), 1954 (2), 1953 (2), 1952 (2), 1951 (2), 1950 (2), 1949 (2)
Announced:
January 24: Winner2023 Recent
January 24: Finalist2023 Recent

Winner 1

WorkCategoryYear
The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary ShteyngartFiction2003

Finalist 15

WorkCategoryYear
Chanting the Hebrew Bible: The Art of Cantillation by Joshua R. JacobsonContemporary Jewish Life and Practice2003
The Golden Land: The Story of Jewish Immigration to America: An Interactive History With Removable Documents and Artifacts by Rabbi Joseph TelushkinContemporary Jewish Life and Practice2003
A Memory of War by Frederick BuschFiction2003
The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933 by Amos ElonHistory2003
Beyond the Pale: The Jewish Encounter with Late Imperial Russia by Benjamin NathansHistory2003
The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town by Helmut Walser SmithHistory2003
Holocaust: A History by Deborah DworkHolocaust2003
Why Didn't the Press Shout?: American & International Journalism During the Holocaust by Robert Moses ShapiroHolocaust2003
Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow by Dr. Arthur GreenModern Jewish Thought and Experience2003
The Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath Day by Francine KlagsbrunModern Jewish Thought and Experience2003
The JPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot (English and Hebrew Edition) by Michael FishbaneScholarship2003
Gentile Impurities and Jewish Identities: Intermarriage and Conversion from the Bible to the Talmud by Christine E. HayesScholarship2003
The Woman Who Defied Kings: The Life and Times of Dona Gracia Nasi by Andree Aelion BrooksWomen's Studies2003
The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E. - 1900 C.E. (JPS Desk Reference) by Emily TaitzWomen's Studies2003
Resilience and Courage: Women, Men and the Holocaust by Nechama TecWomen's Studies2003

No Stage 1

WorkCategoryYear
The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary ShteyngartGoldberg Prize for Jewish Fiction by Emerging Writers2003

Descriptions

"The National Jewish Book Awards have been presented annually since 1948 to authors of books of exceptional merit in a variety of Judaic subjects. The awards are designed to heighten awareness of outstanding books of Jewish interest published in the last year and • to encourage the reading of worthwhile books • to recognize authors of outstanding Jewish literature • to stimulate others to further literary creativity • to acknowledge original contributions to scholarship Th ese awards acknowledge the seminal importance of a particular work. In addition, there is a monetary award for each winning author, a public presentation to recognize the superior eff orts made by the author and publisher in preparing the winning piece of literature, and publicity for the event and the individual awardees." http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/national-jewish-book-award.html (English, Member-written)
Established in 1999 and supported through a generous grant from the Samuel Goldberg & Sons Foundation, the Goldberg Prize for Jewish Fiction by Emerging Writers is among the very first of its kind to highlight new works by contemporary writers exploring Jewish themes. The prize spotlights promising new talent, and is awarded to an American fiction writer for a first or second full-length work that was published in the previous calendar year. http://www.jewishculture.org/?pid=literature (English, Member-written)

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