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National Jewish Book Awards
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- Eastern European Studies
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- English Poetry
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- Illustrated Children's Book
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- Translation of a Jewish Classic
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- Yiddish Language and Culture
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English Poetry
| Year | Endowment | Winner | Finalists |
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| 1977 | Harry and Florence Kovner Memorial Poetry Award | Myra SklarewFrom the Backyard of the Diaspora
Dyrad Press
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| 1971 | Harry and Florence Kovner Memorial Poetry Award | Ruth Finer MintzTraveler Through Time
Jonathan David
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| 1969 | Harry and Florence Kovner Memorial Poetry Award | Ruth WhitmanThe Marriage Wig and Other Poems
Harcourt, Brace
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| 1966 | Harry and Florence Kovner Memorial Poetry Award | Ruth Finer MintzThe Darkening Green
Big Mountain Press
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| 1963 | Harry and Florence Kovner Memorial Poetry Award | Charles ReznikoffBy the Waters of Manhattan
New Directions/ San Francisco Review
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| 1962 | Harry and Florence Kovner Memorial Poetry Award | Irving FeldmanWork and Days and Other Poems
Little, Brown
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| 1960 | Harry and Florence Kovner Memorial Poetry Award | Amy K. BlankThe Spoken Choice
Hebrew College Press
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| 1959 | Harry and Florence Kovner Memorial Poetry Award | Grace GoldinCome Under the Wings: A Midrash on Ruth
Jewish Publication Society
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| 1951 | Florence Dovner Memorial Poetry Award | JudahStampferJerusalem Has Many Faces
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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