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When the jewish book council first published the jewish book annual 19421999, its intent was to effect the intellectual interests of american jewry. Jan 10, 2018 the national jewish book awards, bestowed by the jewish book council since 1950, is the longestrunning awards program of its kind. Jan 15, 2016 awards were given in 19 categories and will be presented march 9 at the center for jewish history in new york. The jewish book council has announced this years winners for north americas longestrunning awards program in the field of jewish literature, including david grossman and rachel kadish. The national jewish book awards have been presented annually since 1948 to authors of books of exceptional merit in a variety of judaic subjects. Through the many awards we grant each year, the jewish community federation and endowment fund recognizes some of these exemplary people and programs.
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