Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature

Her Jewish grandfather’s shame inspired a prize-winning novel

Sasha Vasilyuk, author of “Your Presence Is Mandatory,” will celebrate her Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish literature at a ceremony and live event in New York City.

Novel set in a war-torn Ukraine wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature

“Your Presence Is Mandatory” by Sasha Vasilyuk is based on a family secret harbored by the author’s grandfather.

Benjamin Balint wins 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for Kafka book

His nonfiction work “Kafka’s Last Trial” is an account of the controversial case that determined the fate of the writer’s manuscripts.

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Idra Novey wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature

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Ayelet Tsabari wins Sami Rohr Prize for ‘The Best Place on Earth: Stories’

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Francesca Segal’s novel, ‘The Innocents,’ wins $100,000 Rohr prize

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Novelist Francesca Segal wins Sami Rohr Prize with ‘The Innocents’

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Journalist Gal Beckerman wins Rohr Prize

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