Jewish folktales from around the world 1986 isbn 01928269. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 560 pages and is available in paperback format. Benjamin nathans wins koret jewish book award penn today. The best in contemporary jewish literature one of the. For millennia, two biblical verses have been understood to condemn sex between men as an act so abominable that it is punishable by death.
Koret grantee israel21c shares about the onward israels inception and growth. Louis, missouri is a widely regarded folklorist, author, poet, and editor of dozens of books. Her areas of specialization included assyriology and sumerology, biblical studies, jewish studies. It was selected as a finalist in the jewish thought category for a 20052006 koret international jewish book award. He is the author or editor of over twenty books, winner of the 2000 koret jewish book award for biography with spinoza. Hay, ii, professor of philosophy, evjuebascom professor in humanities and weinsteinbascom professor of jewish studies at the university of wisconsin, madison. She was the author of reading the women of the bible which received a koret jewish book award in 2002 and a national jewish book award in 2003, in the wake of the goddesses, and motherprayer. My day in court with a holocaust denier, is the story of that trial. The book won the 2006 national jewish book award and was first runner up for the koret award. Irving is anything but a selfpromoting apologist for hitler. Mar 11, 2003 the koret jewish book awards were created by the koret foundation in cooperation with the national foundation for jewish culture in 1998. Times literary supplement whatever ones perspective on the haskalah, the jewish enlightenment will both enrich and challenge it. In fiction, a love made out of nothing and zoharas journey.
Prestigious book prize seeks more popular profile the forward. Last year, he coedited an annotated edition of the autobiography of solomon maimon, which was a finalist for a national jewish book award. Ten thousand dollars is a nice chunk of change, but organizers of this years koret jewish book awards, who handed out checks for that amount to six authors, say the real gift theyd like to. Winner of the 2005 koret jewish book award in history, koret foundation runnerup for the 2005 national jewish book award in womens studies category, jewish book council elisheva baumgarten is lecturer in the department of jewish history and the gender studies program at bar ilan university. A koret supported project, the film focuses on the life of rywka lipszyc, a 14year old jewish polish girl whose diary was discovered at auschwitz. Doctorow, author of the book of daniel, ragtime, city of god and many other highly celebrated books, will be the featured speaker at the april 15 award reception in new york. For this work, daniel has been honored with a national jewish book award and a koret jewish book award. Apr 23, 2001 though the book will be an invaluable resource for philosophers, historians, and scholars of jewish thought, it has been written for any member of the general reading public with a serious interest in philosophy, jewish history, seventeenthcentury european history, and the culture of the dutch golden age. The emergence of a modern jewish historical consciousness and the jewish enlightenment winner of. Journal of jewish studies while translation may be an art, it can also be genuine scholarship of the highest order. He is the author of several books, including searching for a distant god. Less why did the social sciences become an integral part of jewish scholarship beginning in the late nineteenth. Her areas of specialization included assyriology and sumerology, biblical studies, jewish studies, and women and religion. Five koret jewish book awards also were awarded in new york on march 29.
The jewish enlightenment shmuel feiner, chaya naor. Apr 06, 2020 the koret jewish book award hailed his translation, entitled the zohar, as a monumental contribution to the history of jewish thought. Koret international jewish book awards in cooperation with the national foundation for jewish culture nfjc. Finalist for the 20002001 annual koret jewish book award, history category, sponsored by the koret foundation and the national foundation for jewish culture.
Sefer hazohar, the book of radiance, has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in. For this work, matt has been honored with a national jewish book award and a koret jewish book award. Winner of the 2004 koret jewish book award, sponsored by the koret foundation. Stanford university press revives interest in the controversial. The book has been awarded with prix france culture 2004, koret jewish book award for biography, autobiography or literary study 2005 and many others. The award was established in 1998 by the koret foundation, in cooperation with the national foundation for jewish culture, to increase awareness of the best new jewish books and their authors.
In less than a decade, the koret international jewish book awards have earned a reputation for spotlighting excellence. A new interpretation of their stories schocken books, 2002 won a koret jewish book award in 2002 and a. New to the koret book awards is a peoples choice award, with nominations and voting to take place online at in the fall. Restoring the zohar to our comprehension, these volumes are a monumental contribution to the history of jewish thought. The latter was awarded the koret jewish book award in 2001. The koret jewish book award hailed his translation, entitled the zohar, as a monumental contribution to the history of jewish thought. Jonathan klawans department of religion boston university. Koret jewish book award winners include isaac babel j. Shmuel feiner is professor of modern jewish history at bar ilan university and holds the samuel braun chair for the history of the jews in prussia.
Mar 22, 2002 the awards are given by the san franciscobased koret foundation in cooperation with the national foundation for jewish culture in new york. Winner of the meyerstruckmannpreis for 2007 from the university of duesseldorfa major contribution to the historiography of the european enlightenment. Nov 18, 2019 the koret award hailed his translation as a monumental contribution to the history of jewish thought. The koret jewish book award is an annual award that recognizes recently published books on any aspect of jewish life in the categories of the award was established in 1998 by the koret foundation, in cooperation with the national foundation for jewish culture, to increase awareness of the best new jewish books and their authors. Goldstein has been the recipient of many awards, including the 2014 national humanities medal given by president barack obama, the 2011 humanist of the year from the american humanist association, the koret jewish book award in jewish thought for her book betraying spinoza, the national jewish book award for strange attractors, and the national. Koret honors jewish writers, works for community of readers. Prestigious book prize seeks more popular profile the. Winner of the academy award in literature from the american academy of arts and letters, the koret jewish book award for fiction, and the guggenheim foundation award. Onward israel was formed in 2012 to provide college students highquality professional summer internships in israel while strengthening their jewish identity. The jewish encounter with late imperial russia by benjamin nathans. Coeditor, the cambridge history of jewish philosophy. Publications and awards elijahs violin and other jewish fairy tales 1983 isbn 0195092007. Listening to the prayers of early modern jewish woman by chava.
The only problem is that unless youre an aficionado of the jewish. Diary from the ashes, a documentary by local filmmaker yoav potash, has been awarded a grant from the national endowment for the humanities. Koret award winner robert alter, right, with writer and translator carol cosman at the koret jewish book awards ceremony in san francisco on april 11. Apr 07, 2020 this book aims to correct a number of misconceptions about the practice of sacrifice in the ancient world, and the understanding of it in the modern world. The koret jewish book award is an annual award that recognizes recently published books on any aspect of jewish life in the categories of. Sondra and howard bender visiting scholars endowed fund. A modern classicthrilling and constantly illuminating. In 2012, the sondra and howard bender visiting scholars endowed fund was established to help bring leading scholars in jewish culture, history, language and religion to cu campuses to further the curricular goals of cus program in jewish studies. According to the new york times, the trial put an end to the pretense that mr. This years winner, 34yearold rachel kadish, is an awardwinning writer of both fiction and nonfiction. Winner of the 2004 koret jewish book award in history. Boca raton students learn about jewish burial practices.
The cambridge guide to jewish history, religion, and culture, coedited with judith baskin, is scheduled to appear in 2010. Alter talks about bible translation jewish telegraphic. Support the sondra and howard bender visiting scholar fund. Brian morton, author of starting out in the evening, florence gordon, and other books. New york jews and the decline of urban ethnicity, 19501970. Wrestling with god and men homosexuality in the jewish tradition updated rabbi steven greenberg. Matt has been featured in time magazine, and has appeared on national public radio and the history channel.
Private foundation based in san francisco, committed to strengthening the bay area community and nurturing the continuity of the jewish people worldwide. Koret jewish book award,philosophy and thought, 20032004,the zohar. The main characters of this non fiction, cultural story are. Additionally, at the awards ceremony, the national foundation for jewish culture will announce the winner of the goldberg prize for emerging writers of jewish fiction and the. Winner of the 2004 choice outstanding academic title award. The legacy of maimonides, winner of the koret jewish book award, and is the coeditor of the cambridge guide to jewish history, culture, and religion, winner of the national jewish book award. Pdf a tale of love and darkness book by amos oz free. The book has been written for any member of the general reading public with a serious interest in philosophy, jewish history, seventeenthcentury european history, and the culture of the dutch golden age.
The emergence of a modern jewish historical consciousness and the jewish enlightenment winner of the koret jewish book award. Koret international jewish book awards, hosted by legendary theodore bikel, will award prize to israeli novelist david grossman for his book her body knows. Rochel berman, founding director for the final journey program and author of the 2006 koret international jewish book awardwining book, dignity beyond death. Though the book will be an invaluable resource for philosophers, historians, and scholars of jewish thought, it has been written for any member of the general reading public with a serious interest in philosophy, jewish history, seventeenthcentury european history, and the.
Sefer hazohar, the book of radiance, has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval spain toward the end of the thirteenth. He has won the international koret jewish book award, for the book before you were born, and won a 2005 national jewish book award for tree of souls. This past summer, the program served 2,806 students and has reached close to 12,000 alumni. Winner of the 2020 koret jewish book award for history. Winner of the koret jewish book award for philosophy and thought koltunfromms reading of hess is of crucial import for those who study the construction of self in the modern world as well as for those who are concerned with hess and his contributions to modern thought a reading of hess that is subtle, judicious, insightful, and well. The koret award called his translation a monumental contribution to the history of jewish thought.
Israeli novelist david grossman wins international jewish. The koret jewish book award is an annual award that recognizes recently published books on any aspect of jewish life in the categories of biographyautobiography and literary studies, fiction, history and philosophythought published in, or translated into, english. The koret foundation announced the winners and finalists of the fourth. The national jewish book awards are administered and presented by the jewish. The collapse and recovery of life in the holocaust diary won the koret jewish book award in 1999. A life koret jewish book award winner spinozas ethics. Ten thousand dollars is a nice chunk of change, but organizers of this years koret jewish book award s, who handed out checks for that amount to six authors, say the real gift theyd like to. The koret jewish book awards were created by the koret foundation in cooperation with the national foundation for jewish culture in 1998.
One hundred essential books for jewish readers online canadian jewish book award, koffler centre of the arts. Koret honors jewish writers, works for community of. The awards are given by the san franciscobased koret foundation in cooperation with the national foundation for jewish culture in new york. Rachel kadish wins koret award for young writer on jewish themes. Jewish tales of the supernatural 1987 isbn 0195067266. This book aims to correct a number of misconceptions about the practice of sacrifice in the ancient world, and the understanding of it in the modern world. Winner of the koret jewish book award for philosophythought, awarded by the koret foundations. The awards are intended to recognize authors, and encourage reading, of outstanding englishlanguage books of jewish interest. Tikva frymerkensky 19432006, a professor of hebrew bible and the history of judaism in the divinity school at the university of chicago, also taught in the law school and the committees on the ancient mediterranean world and jewish studies. The koret award hailed his translation as a monumental contribution to the history of jewish thought. Social science and the politics of modern jewish identity. The koret jewish book award is an annual award that recognizes recently published books on any aspect of jewish life in the categories of biographyauto.
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