Two Israeli writers, Isaiah Spiegel and Mendel Mann, and the Argentine Jewish journalist, Simcha Sneh, today received literary awards of 250 dollars each given annually by the Zvi Kessel Fund for Jewish Literature, The fund is being administered by the Central Jewish Community of Mexico.
Mr. Spiegel received the prize for his book of short stories and ghetto life in Lodz. Mr. Mann received the award for his “The Awakened Earth.” Mr. Sneh was given the prize for his volume on World War II.
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