Ajs 52nd annual conference association for jewish studies. Nathaniel deutsch wins book award from association for. The program will also include the announcement of the 2019 jordan schnitzer book. These awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies and honor scholars whose work embodies. Jordan schnitzer book awards wayne state university press. 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. The awards, presented by category, the national jewish book awards is an award that has been given out annually by the jewish book council since 1948. Association for jewish studies announces winners of jordan.
Jews and sacrilege after the reformation cambridge, mass. Any book published in english in 2015 or 2016 is eligible for the 2017 schnitzer award. The association of jewish studies has announced the two winners of the jordan schnitzer book awards. The jordan schnitzer book awards recognize and promote. Confab marks 50 years of jewish studies growth posted thursday, january 3, 2019 12. These awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies and honor. The book was the 2016 jordan schnitzer book award finalist 2nd place and a recipient of the 2015 barbara heldt prize honorable mention. Joshua burns, associate professor of theology, has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 jordan schnitzer book award. Out of over one hundred submissions, the ajs awarded eight prizes four winners and four finalists for the annual jordan schnitzer book prize. 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. The association for jewish studies ajs has announced its winners of the annual jordan schnitzer book awards.
Modern wars and their monsters, published in october of 2016. 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. Kelner, assistant professor of sociology and jewish studies, was presented the 2010 jordan schnitzer book award last month at the ajs conference in boston for tours that bind. The national jewish book awards is an award that has been given out annually by the jewish book council since 1948. History professor wins 2017 jordan schnitzer book award. Harvard university press, 2011, honorable mention in the medieval and early modern jewish history category of the 2014 jordan schnitzer book awards by the association for jewish studies. Jewish studies conference celebrates 50 years of explosive. Nathaniel deutsch professor of history and codirector of ucscs center for jewish studieshas received the 20 jordan schnitzer book award from the association for jewish studies for the jewish dark continent. This book should employ exemplary research methods, offer novel theoretical insights and constitute a significant contribution to. Ephraim kanarfogel wins ajs jordan schnitzer book award.
The national jewish book awards and the ajs s jordan schnitzer book awards are the oscars and golden globes of judaica publishing. With more than 1200 attendees, over 190 sessions, a major book exhibit of leading publishers, cultural programming, plenary, and awards, the ajs annual conference provides a unique. Since its founding, the ajs has grown into the largest learned society and professional organization representing jewish studies scholars worldwide. These awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies and honor scholars. Publications, lectures and awards news department of. Launched in 2008, these awards have annually recognized and promoted outstanding scholarship in the. The jews of the fatimid caliphate cornell university press. The categories in this years competition were jewish literature and linguistics.
Confab marks 50 years of jewish studies growth the. 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. 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. The plenary will also include the announcement of the 2018 jordan schnitzer book awards and special programming to mark this anniversary occasion. The schnitzer book awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of jewish studies and will honor scholars whose work embodies the best in the field. Winner, 2017 ajs jordan schnitzer book award in the category of modern jewish history and culture. Awards for books in classics, ancient near east, antiquity.
The awards are granted by the association for jewish studies. Vanderbilt professor wins award for book about tours of. 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. Jordan schnitzer book awards jordan schnitzer family. Mediterranean israeli music and the politics of the. Launched in 2008, the jordan schnitzer book awards are the first annual book award program to be offered by ajs, made possible by funding from the jordan schnitzer family foundation of portland, oregon. The annual conference of the association for jewish studies in the largest annual international gathering of jewish studies scholars in the world.
Ajs members honored by 2018 national jewish book awards. Life and death in the russian pale of settlement harvard university press, 2011. 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. Medieval and early modern jewish history and culture. This could be the post or article that has inspired you the most over the past twelve months. Ajs 52nd annual conference december 15, 2020 washington, dc. Schnitzer and the jordan schnitzer family foundation. Ajs is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 jordan schnitzer book awards. It also won several highly competitive international book prizes, including the association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer award in the category of modern jewish history and culture. 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. 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. Please join us in celebrating the recipients at a reception on sunday, december 18, 2016 at 9. History professor wins 2017 jordan schnitzer book award monday, november 20, 2017 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.
Featuring music and light food, the ajs 50 and forward party will take place on sunday evening in lieu of the gala dinner. The association for jewish studies invites you to join us at a happy hour event in washington, dc. Association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer book. A history of karaism, rustows book sets out to challenge. Uncg funding news and updates, for april 20, 2017 uncg. Finalist, 2015 national jewish book awards in the american jewish studies category winner, 2017 ajs jordan schnitzer book award in th.
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. The association for jewish studies ajs was founded in 1969 by a small group of scholars seeking a forum for ex. 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. Professor maya barzilai receives the 2017 jordan schnitzer. The oxford university press website boldly proclaims that my book was named a notable selection by the association for jewish studies jordan schnitzer book awards and best book of the year on ancient iran by the iranian ministry of culture. 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. The asfs book award recognizes an outstanding book about food published within the two previous calendar years. We are looking for nominations for the best political news awards of 2017. Jews and authority in the crown of aragon is bartons first book and was published by penn state press as the inaugural. 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. This awards season, scholars in the katz centers network have much to brag about. Winner of the 2016 goldsteingoren award for the best book in jewish thought at once a study of biblical theology and modern jewish thought, this volume describes a participatory theory of revelation as it addresses the ways biblical authors and contemporary theologians alike understand the process of revelation and hence the authority of the law. Well, it is all up to you, the reader, to decide that. Marina rustow of the johns hopkins university was honored in the category of ancient and medieval jewish history for heresy and the politics of community.
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