Made possible by funding from Jordan Schnitzer and Arlene Schnitzer through the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Family Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, the Association for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Jordan Schnitzer First Book Publication Awards.
This program is designed for current AJS member authors who already have secured publishing contracts but who require subventions to ensure publication of their first books. The AJS grants five awards of $5,000 each, payable directly to the press on behalf of the author. A multidisciplinary committee of scholars evaluate applications. In deciding how to allocate these funds, the committee considers both the scholarly significance of the book and the demonstrated need for subvention support. AJS members in all research disciplines are eligible.
Esther Brownsmith, Three Biblical Metaphors of Women as Food: The Cutlet, the Dumpling, and the Vine
Rachel Feldman, Messianic Zionism in the Digital Age: Jews, Noahides, and the Third Temple Imaginary
Yaniv Feller, The Jewish Imperial Imagination: Leo Baeck and German Jewish Thought
Rachel Gordan, Postwar Stories: How Judaism Became an American Religion
Miriam Mora, Carrying a Big Schtick: American Jewish Acculturation and Masculinity in the Twentieth Century
Joseph Skloot, First Impressions: Sefer Ḥasidim and Early Modern Hebrew Printing
For further information, contact Amy Weiss, Grants and Professional Development Manager, at aweiss@associationforjewishstudies.org.
