Sami Rohr Prize Gala

Posted by Naomi Firestone

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 (R), 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 (R) 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