Finalist, 2015 national jewish book awards in the american jewish studies category winner, 2017 ajs jordan schnitzer book award in the category of modern jewish history and culture. The book was awarded the 2017 jordan schnitzer book prize of the ajs and received honorable mention for the salo baron aajr first book prize. Jewish studies conference celebrates 50 years of explosive. Jordan schnitzer book awards jordan schnitzer family. 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. Please join us in celebrating the recipients at a reception on sunday, december 18, 2016 at 9. Joshua burns, associate professor of theology, has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 jordan schnitzer book award. Book awards in order to give recognition to new scholarly publications that make significant contributions to the study of religion, the american academy of religion offers awards for excellence. In 2017, he was the recipient of the principals prize for excellence in teaching, awarded annually to one assistant professor across all faculties in mcgill university. The competition had over 100 submissions this year and each category was. The annual conference of the association for jewish studies in the largest annual international gathering of jewish studies scholars in the world. Books published in 2016 and 2017 by ajs members were eligible for submission. The competition, which had more than 100 submissions this year, was judged according to category by a. History professor wins 2017 jordan schnitzer book award.
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. 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. 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. Kanarfogels book was deemed the best in this category over a threeyear period. The schnitzer prize was established in 1996 through an endowment from harold and arlene schnitzer of portland, oregon. The national jewish book awards, just announced yesterday, recognized no less than six scholars affiliated with the center. How jewish authors reinvented the american war novelshows how jews, traditionally castigated as weak and cowardly, for the first time became the. Each category was judged by a committee of expert scholars in their field. Jordan schnitzer book awards jordan schnitzer family foundation. Association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer book. This awards season, scholars in the katz centers network have much to brag about.
In 2018, schnitzer was named scrap company of the year at the american metal markets awards for steel excellence event in new york city. His book the christian schism in jewish history and jewish memory is nominated under the philosophy and jewish thought category. Ephraim kanarfogel wins ajs jordan schnitzer book award. Association for jewish studies inc guidestar profile. Best young adult fiction 2017 goodreads choice awards. 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. Professor maya barzilai receives the 2017 jordan schnitzer. The awards for excellence in the study of religion and the best first book in the history of religions are given each year during the annual meeting. Theology professor selected as finalist for the 2017 jordan.
Not only did she scoop up two goodreads choice awards, but her book the hate u give was optioned for a film and has spent nearly a year on the new york times bestseller list. Jews and sacrilege after the reformation harvard university press has received an honorable mention in the medieval and early modern jewish history category of the 2014 jordan schnitzer book awards. Judges have announced the finalists for the 2017 asle 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. This book should employ exemplary research methods, offer novel theoretical insights and constitute a significant contribution to the study of food from a scholarly perspective. 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. Her work focuses on religion and the daily lives of women and children in early america, and uses. We have several bloggers and political commentators, some of them on a regular basis and many of them on an occasional one. Schnitzer and the jordan schnitzer family foundation.
These awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies and honor scholars. Polish jews and the rise of rightwing zionism, appeared in august 2017 with princeton university press. The first awards were given at the 2007 biennial conference held at wofford college in spartanburg, south carolina. Uncg funding news and updates, for april 20, 2017 uncg. The asfs book award recognizes an outstanding book about food published within the two previous calendar years.
The novel follows starr carter, a 16yearold who finds her voice after her unarmed childhood best friend is fatally shot by the police. Winners will be announced in early june, and the official presentation will be at the twelfth asle biennial conference, to be held at wayne state university in. Chaim gans with the schnitzer book award for a political theory for the jewish people oup, 2016 in the. The recipients will receive the awards during the 49th annual ajs conference in washington dc on sunday december 17th, 2017. On tuesday, november 28, 2017, ajs is participating in giving tuesday, an annual celebration of charitable giving. Association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer book awards. Ajs award recipients association for jewish studies.
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. The ajs is pleased to announce the 2019 jordan schnitzer book awards, made possible by funding from jordan schnitzer and arlene schnitzer through the. The medieval origins of antijewish iconography henry holtmetropolitan books, 2014, which won the ajs jordan schnitzer book award. 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.
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. Modern wars and their monsters, published in october of 2016. 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. Awards for books in classics, ancient near east, antiquity. Tau law is delighted to announce that the association for jewish studies ajs has awarded prof. 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. With more than 1100 attendees, over 190 sessions, a major book exhibit of leading publishers, cultural programming, and gala banquet, the ajs annual conference provides a unique opportunity to share. Any book published in english in 2015 or 2016 is eligible for the 2017 schnitzer award. The awards are granted by the association for jewish studies and is supported by the jordan. In addition to these two awards, we are also looking for nominations for the best political blog of 2017. The jordan schnitzer awards are granted in specified fields on a threeyear rotation, which means that prof. Laura arnold leibman is professor of english and humanities at reed college in portland, oregon. 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.
Only current ajs members for the 2017 2018 membership year may submit their books for consideration or be nominated by a publisher. Harold schnitzer, a real estate investor, graduated from mit in 1944 with a degree in metallurgy. 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. The national jewish book awards and the ajs s jordan schnitzer book awards are the oscars and golden globes of judaica publishing.
Information about the 2017 jordan schnitzer book awards will be available on the ajs website in early 2017. The award recognized schnitzer s industry leadership through commitment to safety, operational excellence, continuous improvement, customer service and sustainability. The asle book awards in the areas of ecocriticism and environmental creative writing recognize excellence in the field. Ajs is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 jordan schnitzer book awards. Assistant professor samuel brody wins 2019 jordan schnitzer book. Bolchazy pedagogy book award announces a call for nominations for the 2017 award.
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. Barzilai commented, i am very grateful to receive this recognition from my ajs colleagues and to the jordan schnitzer family foundation. Out of over one hundred submissions, the ajs awarded eight prizes four winners and four finalists for the annual jordan schnitzer book prize. These awards honor works of distinctive originality, intelligence, creativity, and importance. Jordan schnitzer book awards association for jewish studies. Laura arnold leibman professor of english and humanities. 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. Bolchazy pedagogy book prize the camws subcommittee for the ladislaus j. Apr 20, 2017 association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer book awards the jordan schnitzer book awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies and honor scholars whose work embodies the best in the field. 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. Books published in 2017 and 2018 by ajs members were eligible for submission. 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. 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.
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