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Awards and Honors

2024

AJPA Simon Rockower Awards

 

Award for Excellence in Single Commentary

The Boris Smolar Award for Excellence in Enterprise or Investigative Reporting

Award for Excellence in News Reporting

Award for Excellence in Feature Writing

Award for Excellence in Arts News and Features — Reporting

Award for Excellence in Arts — Review/Criticism

Award for Excellence in Personality Profiles

Award for Excellence in Special Sections or Supplements

Award for Journalistic Excellence in Covering Zionism, Aliyah and Israel

Award for Excellence in Writing about Women

Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Heritage and Jewish Peoplehood in Europe

Award for Excellence in North American Jewish History

Award for Excellence in Writing about Food and Wine

Award for Excellence in Writing about Sports

Award for Excellence in Writing about Seniors

Award for Excellence in News Obituaries

Award for Excellence in Writing about Politics/Government

Award for Excellence in Writing about Antisemitism

Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Thought and Life

Award for Excellence in Podcasting

Wild Card Category — Award for Excellence in Writing about the War in Israel: News and Feature Writing

Wild Card Category — Award for Excellence in Writing about the War in Israel: Antisemitism

Wild Card Category — Award for Excellence in Writing about the War in Israel: Personality Profiles

2023

AJPA Simon Rockower Awards

 

The Louis Rapoport Award for Excellence in Commentary 

Award for Excellence in Single Commentary 

Award for Excellence in Personal Essay 

The Boris Smolar Award for Excellence in Enterprise or Investigative Reporting 

Award for Excellence in News Reporting 

Award for Excellence in Feature Writing

Award for Excellence in Arts News and Features — Reporting 

Award for Excellence in Arts — Review/Criticism 

The David Frank Award for Excellence in Personality Profiles 

Award for Journalistic Excellence in Covering Zionism, Aliyah and Israel 

Award for Excellence in Writing about Women 

Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Heritage and Jewish Peoplehood in Europe 

Award for Excellence in North American Jewish History 

Award for Excellence in Writing about Food and Wine 

Award for Excellence in Writing about Sports 

Award for Excellence in Writing about Politics/Government 

Award for Excellence in Writing about Black-Jewish Relationships 

Award for Excellence in Writing about Antisemitism 

Award for Excellence in Writing about Young Families/People 

Wild Card Category: Award for Excellence in Writing about the War in Ukraine 

Award for General Excellence — Best Freelancer 

2022

AJPA Simon Rockower Awards

 

The Boris Smolar Award for Excellence in Enterprise or Investigative Reporting

Excellence in Deadline/Breaking News Reporting

Excellence in Feature Writing

Excellence in Personal Essay

Excellence in Single Commentary

Excellence in News Story

Excellence in Arts — Review/Criticism (movie, theater, television, books, music, etc.) 

The David Frank Award for Excellence in Personality Profiles

Journalistic Excellence in Covering Zionism, Aliyah and Israel 

Excellence in Writing About Women

Excellence in Writing About Jewish Heritage and Jewish Peoplehood in Europe 

Excellence in North American Jewish History

Outstanding Digital Outreach

Excellence in Interfaith Relations Reporting

Excellence in Writing About Food and Wine

Excellence in Writing About Sports

Excellence in Writing About Seniors

Excellence in Headline Writing

Excellence in Business Reporting — Trends

Excellence in News Obituaries

Excellence in Writing About Politics/Government

Excellence in Writing About Black-Jewish Relationships

Excellence in Writing About Climate Change/Environmentalism

Excellence in Writing About Antisemitism

General Excellence — Best Freelancer 

2022 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards

Supple Award for Excellence in Religion Feature Writing

  • First Place: PJ Grisar, The Forward

Excellence in Religion Commentary

  • First Place: Jodi Rudoren for work at The Forward

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