Jewish family life in medieval europe princeton, 2004 won the koret prize for the best book in jewish history 2005 and the ajs schnitzer award for the best book in gender studies. Sign in or create an account to view forms 990 for 2018, 2017 and 2016. Congratulations to maya barzilai, associate professor of modern hebrew and jewish culture at the university of michigan, for winning the 2017 jordan schnitzer book award in the category of jewish literature and linguistics for her book golem. The winners will be announced on february 22, except for those the awards for debut fiction and essay as well as for the penjean stein book award and the pennabokov award, which will be named live at the 2017 pen literary awards ceremony on march 27 at the new schools john l. Theology professor selected as finalist for the 2017 jordan. This is a round up of the key uk childrens book awards of 2017, including dates for the shortlist announcement, who judges them and who won the award. Polish jews and the rise of rightwing zionism, appeared in august 2017 with princeton university press. This awards season, scholars in the katz centers network have much to brag about. The medieval origins of antijewish iconography henry holtmetropolitan books, 2014, which won the ajs jordan schnitzer book award. Modern wars and their monsters, published in october of 2016.
Billi ivry university professor of jewish history, literature and law at yeshiva university, is the recipient of the association of jewish studies ajs 20 jordan schnitzer book award in the fields of biblical studies, rabbinics, and jewish history and culture in antiquity for his latest book, the intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz. The competition had over 100 submissions this year and each category was. Mar 21, 2017 the association for jewish studies is pleased to announce the 2017 jordan schnitzer book awards, made possible by funding from the jordan schnitzer family foundation of portland, oregon. His book the christian schism in jewish history and jewish memory is nominated under the philosophy and jewish thought category. Association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer book. Association for jewish studies inc guidestar profile. Chaim gans with the schnitzer book award for a political theory for the jewish people oup, 2016 in the. How jewish authors reinvented the american war novel shows how jews, traditionally castigated as weak and cowardly, for the first time became the popular literary representatives of what it meant to. Tau law is delighted to announce that the association for jewish studies ajs has awarded prof. Association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer book awards. Jews and authority in the crown of aragon is bartons first book and was published by penn state press as the inaugural volume of its new series. The association for jewish studies is a learned society and professional organization whose mission is to advance research and teaching in jewish studies at colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning, and to foster greater understanding of jewish studies scholarship among the wider public. Jan 11, 2019 the national jewish book awards and the ajs s jordan schnitzer book awards are the oscars and golden globes of judaica publishing.
Kelner, assistant professor of sociology and jewish studies, was presented the 2010 jordan schnitzer book award last month at the ajs conference in boston for tours that bind. Finalist, 2015 national jewish book awards in the american jewish studies categorywinner, 2017 ajs jordan schnitzer book award in the category of modern jewish history and culture. May 15, 2018 the association for jewish studies is pleased to announce the 2017 jordan schnitzer book awards, made possible by funding from the jordan schnitzer family foundation of portland, oregon. In addition to these two awards, we are also looking for nominations for the best political blog of 2017. Translations or commentaries of a classical work are eligible for submission, as long as the books translator or editor is an ajs member and the book was published in 2015 or 2016. These awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies and honor scholars. The 2016 jordan schnitzer book award finalist 2nd place in the category of modern jewish history and culture. The ajs is pleased to announce the 2019 jordan schnitzer book awards, made possible by funding from jordan schnitzer and arlene schnitzer through the. Only current ajs members for the 2017 2018 membership. Billi ivry university professor of jewish history, literature and law at yeshiva university, is the recipient of the association of jewish studies ajs 20 jordan schnitzer book award in the fields of biblical studies, rabbinics, and jewish history and culture in antiquity for his latest book. Laura arnold leibman is professor of english and humanities at reed college in portland, oregon.
Mar 03, 2017 jordan schnitzer book awards ajs the jordan schnitzer book awards are the first annual book award program to be offered by the association for jewish studies, made possible by funding from the jordan schnitzer family foundation of portland, oregon. This list will help you discover new books and authors, recognised as the very best in class by librarians, booksellers, industry experts, authors and children. When you live with art around you, your mind and soul are filled with the beauty of life and the creativity of the human spirit. Any book published in english in 2015 or 2016 is eligible for the 2017 schnitzer award. Writing between hebrew and arabic in israelpalestine princeton university press, 2014, which examines questions of multilingualism, translation, and the cultural politics of language in israelpalestine, won the mla prize for a first book, the jordan schnitzer book award, and the salo wittmayer baron prize. The awards are granted by the association for jewish studies and is supported by the jordan. Numbers reflect our jordan schnitzer book awards, ajs conference travel grants. The association for jewish studies is pleased to announce the 2017 jordan schnitzer book awards, made possible by funding from the jordan schnitzer family foundation of portland, oregon. History professor wins 2017 jordan schnitzer book award. Ajs is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 jordan schnitzer book awards.
Translations or commentaries of a classical work are eligible for submission, as long as the book s translator or editor is an ajs member and the book was published in 2015 or 2016. The competition, which had more than 100 submissions this year, was judged according to category by a. Current august 2017 cichopekgajraj cv asu people search. It also won several highly competitive international book prizes, including the association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer award in the category of modern jewish history and culture.
Jews and authority in the crown of aragon has been named best 2017 book in the category of medieval and early modern jewish history and culture. A horse walks into a bar by david grossman, fiction, 2017. Her first book pogrom zydow w krakowie 11 sierpnia 1945 r, a case study of the pogrom in krakow in august 1945, was based on her awarded ma thesis and published by the jewish historical institute in. The schnitzer book award recognizes outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies. Jordan schnitzer book awards jordan schnitzer family. The national jewish book awards, just announced yesterday, recognized no less than six scholars affiliated with the center. The jordan schnitzer book awards are the first annual book award program to be offered by the ajs, made possible by funding from philanthropist jordan d.
Holtmetropolitan books, 2014, which won the ajs jordan schnitzer book award. She is the author of many articles and the editor of half a dozen collections of essays. University of san diego history professor thomas barton, phd, has been selected to receive the 2017 jordan schnitzer book award for the best book published in 2015 or 2016 on medieval and early jewish. Joshua burns, associate professor of theology, has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 jordan schnitzer book award. Professor maya barzilai receives the 2017 jordan schnitzer. Ephraim kanarfogel wins ajs jordan schnitzer book award. Jewish family life in medieval europe princeton, 2004 won the koret prize for the best book in jewish history 2005 and the ajs schnitzer award for the best book in gender studies 2008. Schnitzer talks to art students at pnca in portland, oregon, 2016 for me, waking up each day without art around me would be like waking up without the sun. Contested treasure wins ajs jordan schnitzer book award. The book was the 2016 jordan schnitzer book award finalist 2nd place and a recipient of the 2015 barbara heldt prize honorable mention. Jordan schnitzer book awards association for jewish studies. May 22, 2017 2017 winners of the schnitzer prize in the visual arts posted on may 22, 2017 by sharon lacey 2017 schnitzer first prize recipient ani lius mind controlled spermatozoa, 2017. Jordan schnitzer book awards jordan schnitzer family foundation.
Winner, 2017 ajs jordan schnitzer book award in the category of modern jewish history and culture. Out of over one hundred submissions, the ajs awarded eight prizes four winners and four finalists for the annual jordan schnitzer book prize. Please join us in celebrating the recipients at a reception on sunday, december 18, 2016 at 9. Europe and israel by association for jewish studies. Schnitzer and the jordan schnitzer family foundation. Assistant professor samuel brody wins 2019 jordan schnitzer book. University of san diego history professor thomas barton, phd, has been selected to receive the 2017 jordan schnitzer book award for the best book published in 2015 or 2016 on medieval and early jewish history and culture.
Information about the 2017 jordan schnitzer book awards will be available on the ajs website in early 2017. Books published in 2017 and 2018 by ajs members were eligible for submission. National jewish book award book awards librarything. We have several bloggers and political commentators, some of them on a regular basis and many of them on an occasional one. In december 2015, my book was awarded the jordan schnitzer book award by the association of jewish studies for the best book published during the threeyear period 202015 in the category of philosophy and jewish thought. Laura arnold leibman professor of english and humanities.
How jewish authors reinvented the american war novelshows how jews, traditionally castigated as weak and cowardly, for the first time became the. The schnitzer book awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies and will honor scholars whose work embodies the best in the field. The jordan schnitzer book awards are the first annual book award program to be. Her work focuses on religion and the daily lives of women and children in early america, and uses. The 2015 barbara heldt prize honorable mention for the best book by a woman in slavic, east european, and eurasian studies by the association for women in slavic studies. Awards for books in classics, ancient near east, antiquity.
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