TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2021 鈥�听The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards will celebrate six outstanding works in Jewish writing, in the categories of fiction, biography, poetry, children and youth, scholarship and Holocaust, Sunday, Oct. 17.

Supported by the听听at 91亚色, the awards ceremony will be virtual this year, as in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Open to public via , it will also be broadcast simultaneously on the , and the recording can be viewed later.

鈥淭he Canadian Jewish Literary Awards build pride, not only in the individuals being honoured, but in the creative achievements that reflect Jewish themes and ideas,鈥� said Edward Trapunski, Jury Chair. 鈥淭he awards program enriches and promotes Canadian Jewish writing and culture, enabling a better understanding of our collective past, our shared present and the world of the future.鈥�

The winning authors will speak about their books and answer questions submitted by the audience. Those attending on Zoom will be able to participate in the Q-and-A portion of the event.

WHAT:听2021 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards ceremony

WHEN:听Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, 2 p.m.

WHERE:听Online, via and the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards听听肠丑补苍苍别濒

WHO:

• Fiction:听Gary Barwin for听Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy听(Random House Canada)
• Biography:听Menachem Kaiser for听Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure听(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Poetry:听Lisa Richter for听Nautilus and Bone听(Frontenac House)
• Children and Youth:听Sigal Samuel for听Osnat and Her Dove听(Levine Querido)
• Scholarship听Rebecca Clifford for听Survivors: Children鈥檚 Lives After the Holocaust听(Yale University Press)
• Holocaust:听Judy Batalion for听The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler鈥檚 Ghettos听(William Morrow)

The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards recognize the finest books with Jewish themes and subjects by Canadian authors in a variety of genres.

The event is supported by the听听at 91亚色.

91亚色听is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. 91亚色's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

Media Contact:
Gloria Suhasini, 91亚色 Media Relations, 647-463-4354,听suhasini@yorku.ca

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Annual event supported by Centre for Jewish Studies at 91亚色

TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2020听鈥揟he Canadian Jewish Literary Awards is honouring nine outstanding Jewish themed works this year, with an online presentation ceremony on Oct. 25, at 2p.m.

Now in its sixth year, the Awards program recognizes Jewish writing in fiction, biography, Jewish thought and culture, poetry, history, books for children and youth, Yiddish, scholarship, and Holocaust categories.

鈥淭he Canadian Jewish Literary Awards has become an important part of the Canadian Jewish and cultural calendars, with the support of 91亚色, a welcoming home for books, creative endeavors, and scholarly achievement,鈥� said the Jury Chair, Edward Trapunski. 鈥淭he at 91亚色 provides the infrastructure so that the Awards can thrive and succeed.鈥�

Annually, the celebratory event had been organized at the Tribute Communities Recital Hall at 91亚色, attracting audiences and authors from around the world. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the presentation ceremony has gone virtual, and will be available at the through its YouTube channel.

WHAT:听

WHEN:听Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, 2 p.m.

WHERE:听Online, via the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards channel

WHO:

• Fiction: Abraham Boyarsky for Through Shadows Slow (8^th House Publishing)
• Jewish Thought and Culture Tanhum Yoreh for Waste Not: A Jewish Environmental Ethic (SUNY Press)
• Biography: Hernan Tesler-Mab茅 for Mahler鈥檚 Forgotten Conductor: Heinz Unger and His Search for Jewish Meaning, 1895鈥�1965 (Yale University Press)
• History: Derek Penslar for Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader (Yale University Press)
• Children/Youth: Edeet Ravel for A Boy is Not a Bird (Groundwood Books)
• Yiddish: Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert, editors, for How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish (Restless Books)
• Scholarship: David Novak for Athens and Jerusalem: God, Humans, and Nature (University of Toronto Press)
• Poetry: Elana Wolff for Swoon (Guernica Editions)
• Holocaust: Laurent Sagalovitsch for Le Temps des orphelins (Buchet/Chastel)

91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.

Media contact:
Gloria Suhasini, 91亚色 Media Relations, 647-463-4354, suhasini@yorku.ca

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