Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter
Last night, Sana Krasikov (One More Year) was officially awarded the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. The program included Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Aaron Lansky (Outwitting History), as well as Krasikov and Choice Award Winner Dalia Sofer (The Septembers of Shiraz).
Please see below for photos from the event:
JBC Board Member Francine Klagsbrun and 2008 Sami Rohr Prize Judge Nessa Rapoport
2009 Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award Winner Dalia Sofer
Cindy Spiegel (L) and Julie Grau ®, publishers of One More Year (Spiegel & Grau), with 2009 Sami Rohr Prize Winner Sana Krasikov
Sami Rohr
Aaron Lansky (Outwitting History) of the National Yiddish Book Center
2008 Sami Rohr Prize Winner Lucette Lagnado
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Lillian Tabacinic presents Dalia Sofer with the 2009 Choice Award
Evelyn Katz presents Sana Krasikov with the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
2009 Winners Sana Krasikov and Dalia Sofer
2009 Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Anne Landsman with husband James Wagman ® and JBC Board President Lawrence Krule (Center)
2008 Sami Rohr Prize Winner Lucette Lagnado, JBC Board President Lawrence Krule, and 2008 Sami Rohr Prize Choice Award Winner Ilana Blumberg
George Rohr and Sami Rohr
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