Congratulations to National Jewish Book Award Winners and Finalists

YIVO congratulates the winners and finalists of the 2019 National Jewish Book Awards, especially our colleagues:

Elissa Bemporad, author of Lega­cy of Blood: Jews, Pogroms, and Rit­u­al Mur­der in the Lands of the Soviets

• Winner, Mod­ern Jew­ish Thought and Experience: Dorot Foun­da­tion Award in Mem­o­ry of Joy Unger­lei­der May­er­son 

Elissa Bemporad will be giving a book talk at YIVO on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 7:00pm.

Alyssa Quint, author of The Rise of Modern Yiddish Theater

• Finalist, Schol­ar­ship: Nahum M. Sar­na Memo­r­i­al Award

Alyssa Quint gave a book talk at YIVO on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Watch now.

Naomi Seidman, author of Sarah Schenir­er and the Bais Yaakov Move­ment

• Winner, Women Stud­ies: Bar­bara Dobkin Award
• Finalist, Edu­ca­tion and Jew­ish Identity: In Mem­o­ry of Dorothy Kripke 

Naomi Seidman gave a book talk at YIVO on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Watch now.