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Amir Tibon (L) and his book, “The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands." (Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature)
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Journalist Amir Tibon wins Sami Rohr Prize for book on his family’s Oct. 7 survival
By ToI Staff
2026 Jewish literature prize awarded for book recounting how Tibon’s father, a retired IDF major general, saved his son and family during the massacre in Kibbutz Nahal Oz
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Amir Tibon (L) and his book, “The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands." (Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature)
June 16, 2026, 4:12 pm
Journalist Amir Tibon wins Sami Rohr Prize for book on his family’s Oct. 7 survival
2026 Jewish literature prize awarded for book recounting how Tibon’s father, a retired IDF major general, saved his son and family during the massacre in Kibbutz Nahal Oz
By ToI Staff
The four finalists for the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize are, from left, Shaul Kelner, Amir Tibon, Jordan Salama and Laura Hobson Faure. (Anne Rayner, Ofir Berman, Becky Hale, Patrick Clavier/Archives de Paris)
June 3, 2026, 10:42 pm
Finalists announced for lucrative Jewish literary award
The winner of the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize will be named this month.
By Lisa Keys
May 31, 2026, 6:18 pm
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“A Guide for the Perplexed,” by Dara Horn
Michael Lowenthal (Photo by Scott Heim)
May 29, 2026, 1:21 pm
Jewish author Michael Lowenthal sits with complexity in new book ‘Place Envy’
Author to debut his new novel on June 11 at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
By Emma Riva
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May 26, 2026, 4:17 pm
‘Talking to Irwin’ explores grief, legacy and the life that might have been
The writing of former Chronicle Editor Lee Chottiner, in his first chapbook, "moves from the simple and conversational to the profound."
By Toby Tabachnick
Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers." Photo by Kait Lavo
May 15, 2026, 11:47 am
‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union
Daniela Gerson was surprised to learn that most survivors, like her grandparents, survived not in concentration camps, ghettos or forests, but in the mountains of Sibera.
By Shira Li Bartov
Julian Voloj wrote the graphic novel ‘Remnants’ about the Jews who established the first congregation in New York. (Courtesy of Julian Voloj/collage made on Canva, via the Forward)
May 6, 2026, 10:01 am
This graphic novel illustrates the story of America’s first Jewish congregation — pirates and all
‘Remnants’ tells the story of the 23 Jews who fled Brazil and established Shearith Israel in New York
By Olivia Haynie
R.F. Kuang attends the Girls Write Now Awards 2024 at DVF Studio on Oct. 10, 2024, in New York City. (JP Yim/Getty Images for Girls Write Now)
May 5, 2026, 2:59 pm
A best-selling novelist identified a minor character as Israeli. Some fans are canceling their orders.
RF Kuang’s critics say the character “normalizes” a country they oppose.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Correspondence between J.D. Salinger and his editor referring to his Jewish and Irish heritage, for sale by Peter Harrington Books, overlaid on top of the book jacket for Salinger's novel, "The Catcher in the Rye". (Images Courtesy Peter Harrington London)
April 28, 2026, 4:36 pm
J.D. Salinger asked publishers to remove references to his Jewish heritage, newly surfaced letters reveal
“The Catcher in the Rye” could have had “that Jewish-Irish business” on its jacket, the letters show.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
April 19, 2026, 2:36 pm
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Jason Diamond, the author of "Kaplan's Plot," will join us for the meeting!
Jewish book lovers gather at the Jewish Book Council's offices in Manhattan, July 19, 2023. (Photo by Gabe Friedman)
April 10, 2026, 1:33 pm
42 Jewish authors slam Jewish Book Council for ‘bias toward centering Israeli and Zionist voices’
The open letter accuses the literary organization of betraying its mission.
By Andrew Lapin
A portrait of Friedrich Torberg, Jan. 1, 1970. (KPA/United Archives via Getty Images)
April 6, 2026, 8:34 am
A lost novel from 1943 predicted the Holocaust. Now, it has been recovered.
Friedrich Torberg depicted a fictional concentration camp while he was losing at least 15 members of his family.
By Shira Li Bartov
New children’s books for Passover in 2026 include ones about welcoming guests and women of Jewish history. (Collage by Grace Yagel)
March 31, 2026, 2:58 pm
Matzah pizza, Miriam and a ‘HUG-gadah’ star in new children’s books for Passover in 2026
Many of the books portray the holiday theme of opening one’s seder table to guests.
By Penny Schwartz
Lore Segal, who died in 2024 at age 96, was a master of the minimal. (Photo by Ellen Dubin/Melville House)
March 23, 2026, 9:41 am
A brilliant Jewish storyteller may be gone, but her characters are ‘still talking’
Lore Segal’s posthumous short story collection once again shows her mastery of the form
By Ann Levin
March 2, 2026, 7:40 am
Award-winning author Allison Epstein to join Chronicle Book Club
"Fagin the Thief," by Allison Epstein
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