National Jewish Book Awards
Inaugurated in 1950, the National Jewish Book Awards is the longest-running North American awards program of its kind and is recognized as the most prestigious. The Awards are intended to recognize authors, and encourage reading, of outstanding English-language books of Jewish interest.
Awards are presented in over eighteen categories, and the winning authors are celebrated at an annual gala in the year following the publication of the books under consideration. Past notable winners include Chaim Grade, Deborah Lipstadt, Bernard Malamud, Michael Oren, Chaim Potok, Philip Roth, Elie Wiesel, Jonathan Safran Foer, Deborah Dash Moore, and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso.
Next Up: 74th National Jewish Book Award Celebration — March 12
2024 Winners
2024 Judges
Dahlia Adler
Marjorie Agosin
Michlean Amir
Yaron Ayalon
Nancy Bachrach
Judith Baskin
Ruth Behar
Ethan Berlin
Elisa Spungen Bildner
Mijal Bitton
Joan Bright
Tracy Brown
Ezra Cappell
Carie Carter
Jessica Chod
Rena Citrin
Daniel Cohen
Drew Cohen
Julia P. Cohen
Seth Cohen
Dani Colman
Allison Davis
Deborah Davis
Rachel DeWoskin
Michael Dumanis
Zev Eleff
Jonathan Fass
Karen Fiss
Eva Fogelman
Amy Friedkin
Jane Gerber
Geri Gindea
Ari Gofman Fishman
Rozanne Gold
Darra Goldstein
Joy Greenberg
Blu Greenberg
Bonnie Gurewitsch
Rachel Harari
Eli Havivi
Carolivia Herron
Joshua Holo
Jordana Horn Gordon
Rita Jacobs
Robin Judd
Alan Kadish
Menachem Kaiser
Marc Katz
Jordan Katz
Sharon Keller
Rebecca Kobrin
Eve Krakowski
Rachel Kranson
Carmel Krauss
Faye Landes
Fred Lazin
Alison Lerner
Linda Levi
Fred Levick
Sheri Levin
Judith Lieberman
James Loeffler
Alex London
Karen Medwed
Andrea Meislin
Erika Meitner
Jean Meltzer
Joshua Mikutis
Debby Miller
Heather Miller
Lisa Moses Leff
Karen Moss
Beverly Nadel
Pam Nadell
Shoshana Olidort
Jeff Oliver
Amy Oringel
Avinoam Patt
Hannah Pressman
Deena Pritchep
Deborah Rabner
Dana Raucher
Isabelle Rohr
Judith Rosenbaum
Matthue Roth
Amelia Saltsman
Jonathan Sarna
Rachel Schultz
Lacey Schwartz
Shai Secunda
Amir Shaviv
Karen Shawn
Lisa Silverman
Jill W. Smith
Amy Spungen
Linda Sterling
Lilian Stern
Lior Sternfeld
Elana Storch
Darin Strauss
Claire Sufrin
Cathy Sussman
Ruth Suzman
Joshua Teplitsky
Magda Teter
Susan Tourial
Tevi Troy
Alex Troy
Mike Uram
Jeffrey Veidlinger
Yonni Wattenmaker
Dov Weiss
Jane Weitzman
Lenore Weitzman
Evan Wolkenstein
Jeffrey Yoskowitz
James Young
Etta Zimmerman
Naming Opportunities
There are naming opportunities for the following award categories
- Middle Grade Literature
- Visual Arts
- Young Adult Literature
For further information about naming opportunities call Naomi Firestone-Teeter at (212) 201‑2921.