On Monday, August 4th at 7PM Tamar Yellin, Winner of the Jewish Book Council’s Inaugural 2007 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, will be reading from and discussing The Genizah at the House of Shepher at the Barnes and Noble on 82nd and Broadway (2289 Broadway). From the Rohr Prize Judges: “Yellin combines formidable Jewish scholarship with soaring lyricism. And, if scholarship and lyricism aren't enough, she also displays a wonderfully quirky sense of humor. This is a writer who can d… Continue

Excerpts from my new book on Brownsville (Brownsville: The Jewish Years) have now become exhibits on Steve Lasky's Museum of Family History, a very interesting virtual museum. One deals with the impact of the Holocaust on long-time residents of Brownsville -- particularly Herzl Street. The second brings back to life the iconic Loews Pitkin movie theater complete with archival photos. The two links: www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/lia-mem-brownsville-schildt-holocaust.htm www.museumoffamilyhisto… Continue

With Synagogues in Jeopardy, It’s Time To Talk About Tithing The Jewish Daily Forward By Dennis Ross and Robert Evans Thu. Apr 24, 2008 After winning a record 74 consecutive games on the television game-show Jeopardy, Ken Jennings of Murray, Utah, tithed $2.5 million in prize money to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormons like Jennings, as well as Baptists and many people of other faiths, proudly tithe to their churches. But we Jews, we don’t even talk about tithing, excep… Continue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2008 Lucette Lagnado Wins the $100,000 2008 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her memoir: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World Press Contact: Adam Teeter, Publicist, 404-409-4103, adam@jewishbooks.org Geri Gindea, Director, Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, 212-786-5158, geri@jewishbooks.org New York, NY – The Jewish Book Council is pleased to announce Lucette Lagnado as the recipient of t… Continue

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