Association for jewish studies announces winners of jordan schnitzer book awards

The Association for Jewish Studies (AJS) has announced its winners of the annual Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards. 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. These awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies and honor scholars whose work embodies the best in the field:  rigorous research, theoretical sophistication, innovative methodology, and excellent writing. The awards are structured to recognize all areas of Jewish Studies research, paying tribute to both the breadth and depth of AJS members’ scholarship.

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