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Category 1: The Louis Rapoport Award for Excellence in Commentary
(Three column submission) Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation and all Magazines/Websites.
First Place
World Jewish Digest, Chicago, IL
"You Want to Do What!?” "The Fallen Buttered Toast Rule,” and "In the Blink of an Eye” by George D. Hanus
Second Place
The Jewish Week, New York, NY
"Seeing Israel as a Mission,” "Modern Orthodoxy Under Attack,” and "If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem…” by Gary Rosenblatt Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation.
First Place
The Jewish Star, Garden City, NY
"Yichus and Humility,” "Life Mimics Life,” and "Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” by David Seidemann
Second Place
Arizona Jewish Post, Tucson, AZ
"Witnessing Death: A Lesson in Living,” "Embracing Change: Welcome Transformations in My Family and My Faith,” and "The Path: Being Jewish Is a Lifelong Process” by Amy Hirshberg Lederman
Category 2: Award for Excellence in Single Commentary
Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation and all Magazines/Websites.
First Place
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
"An Orthodox Rabbi’s Plea” by Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
Second Place
Forward, New York, NY
"A Plea for Peace from a Bereaved Palestinian Father” by Bassam Aramin
Divisions B. Newspapers below 15,000 circulation.
First Place
Heritage Florida Jewish News, Fern Park, FL
"He Stands Up for Israel - Now We Must Stand with Him” by Lyn Payne
Second Place
Intermountain Jewish News, Denver, CO
"Do Mega-Bucks Matter?” by Hillel Goldberg
Category 3: Personal Essay
First Place
Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD
"A Year Like No Other” by Phil Jacobs
Second Place
Hadassah Magazine, New York, NY
"The Worst Knock of All” by Evelyn Fisher Solomonov
Third Place
Hadassah Magazine, New York, NY
"Pay It Forward” by David Weiss
Category 4: Award for Excellence in Editorial Writing
Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation and all Magazines/Websites.
First Place
The Canadian Jewish News, Toronto, ON Canada
"Justice for All” by Mordecai Ben-Dat
Second Place
Forward, New York, NY
"Our Ownership Society” by J.J. Goldberg
Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation.
First Place
Intermountain Jewish News, Denver, CO
"When Some Jewish Organizations Act Like the Equivalent of Holocaust Deniers” by Hillel Goldberg
Second Place
Washington Jewish Week, Rockville, MD
"Agunot – a Rabbinic, Not a State Issue” by Debra Rubin
Category 5: The Boris Smolar Award for Excellence in Comprehensive Coverage or Investigative Reporting
Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation and all Magazines/Websites.
First Place
JTA, Inc., New York, NY
"A Troubled Exodus” by Yosef Israel Abramowitz
Second Place
JTA, Inc., New York, NY
"Reining in Abuse” by Eugene L. Meyer and Richard Greenberg
Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation. First Place
Atlanta Jewish Times, Atlanta, GA
"The Carter Book” series by Staff and Contributions Writers
Second Place
St. Louis Jewish Light, St. Louis, MO
"Christians and Israel?” by Kit Wagar Category 6: Excellence in News Reporting
Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation.
First Place
Forward, New York, NY
"Divorce Bill Leaves Feminists and Ultra-Orthodox in Bed Together” by Forward Staff
Second Place
The Jewish Week, New York, NY
"ADL Looks on the Bright Side” by Adam Dickter
Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation.
First Place
Intermountain Jewish News, Denver, CO
"TB Then and Now” by Andrea Jacobs
Second Place
JTNews, Seattle, WA
"Still Rethinking Security” by Janis Siegel Category 7: Excellence in Feature Writing
Division A: Newspapers over 15,000 Circulation.
First Place
j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California, San Francisco, CA
"Why Is Hibuki Unhappy?” by Marc S. Klein
Second Place
Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD
"‘High’ School: Report Card on Local Party Scene Is Full of Booze B’s and Drug D’s” by Rochelle Eisenberg
Division B: Newspapers from 7,500 to 14,999 circulation.
First Place
Washington Jewish Week, Rockvile, MD
"Catering to All at the Table” by Richard Greenberg
Second Place
Washington Jewish Week, Rockvile, MD
"Catering to All at the Table” by Richard Greenberg
Division C: Newspapers to 7,499 circulation.
First Place
Jewish Independent, Vancouver, BC
"Looking for a New Life” by Kelley Korbin
Second Place
Jewish Herald-Voice, Houston, TX
"Death and Life Juxtaposed” by Michael C. Duke
Division D: Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
Na’amat Woman, New York, NY
"Transformed Lives” by Ruth Mason
Second Place
Jewish Woman, Washington, DC
"One People Many Faces” by Rahel Musleah Category 8: Arts and Criticism News and Features Division A: Critical analysis/review, usually of a single artistic endeavor, whether in literature, theater, film or fine arts and crafts. All Newspapers and Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
Forward, New York, NY
"Jewish Mother, R.I.P.” by Alana Newhouse
Second Place
New Jersey Jewish News, Whippany, NJ
"Shalom, Columbus” by Andrew Silow-Carroll
Division B: Reporting on an artistic endeavor, trend, movement or personality, whether in literature, theater, film or fine arts and crafts. All Newspapers and Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites. First Place
Hadassah Magazine, New York, NY
"Graffiti” by Esther Hecht
Second Place
Nextbook, New York, NY
"American Mystic” by Stephen Vider
Category 9: The David Frank Award for Excellence in Personality Profiles Division A: Newspapers over 15,000 circulation. First Place
Forward, New York, NY
"The Last Word” by Toby Appleton Perl
Second Place
j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California, San Francisco, CA
"A Legal Odyssey” by Stacey Palevsky
Division B: Newspapers under 15,000 circulation.
First Place
The Dayton Jewish Observer, Dayton, OH
"Honoring Her Father’s Memory” by Marshall Weiss
Second Place
The Jewish Journal Boston North, Salem, MA
"Artist Draws Inspiration From Rare Illness” by Susan Jacobs
Division C: Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
Nextbook, New York, NY
"On Literary Love” by David Bezmozgis
Second Place
Hadassah Magazine, New York, NY
"Michael Chabon” by Rachel Pomerance Category 10: Excellence in Overall Graphic Design
Division A: Newspapers over 15,000 circulation.
First Place
Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD
Lisa Drobek
Second Place
Forward, New York, NY
Kurt Hoffman
Third Place
Cleveland Jewish News, Beachwood, OH
"Business Development: Building a Better City”
Division B: Newspapers under 15,000 circulation.
First Place
Atlanta Jewish Times, Atlanta, GA
Second Place
Detroit Jewish News, Detroit, MI
Division C: Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
JVibe, Newton
Second Place
Hadassah Magazine, New York, NY
Category 11: Excellence in Special Sections or Supplements
Division A: Newspapers over 15,000 circulation.
First Place
New Jersey Jewish News, Whippany, NJ
"Zero to Sixty: A Special 60th Anniversary Issue”
Second Place
New Jersey Jewish News, Whippany, NJ
"Blush”
Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation.
First Place
St. Louis Jewish Light, St. Louis, MO
"Building Bridges: Creating Connections Between Faiths and Races”
Division C: Special Sections/Supplements/Websites.
First Place
BabagaNewz, Newton, MA
"Dreamers, Builders, and Defenders: 1900-1948”
Second Place
National Council of Jewish Women Journal, New York, NY
"Building Bridges, Bridging Divides”
Category 12: Excellence in Photography
Division A: All Newspapers.
First Place
JTA, Inc., New York, NY
"Remembering Rabin” by Brian Hendler
Second Place
New Jersey Jewish News, Whippany, NJ
"A Torch for Darfur” by Robert Wiener
Division B: Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
Intermountain Jewish News, Denver, CO
"Music, Modesty, and Memories” by Shari Valenta
Second Place
Detroit Jewish News, Detroit, MI
"Get Your Groom On” by Armando Rios
Category 13: The Noah Bee Award for Excellence in Illustration and/or Editorial Cartooning
Division A: Cartoons. All Newspapers/Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
"Israel Image Since Six Day War,” "Madonna ‘Ethereal Girl,’” "Sderot Voicemail” by Steve Greenberg
Division B: Illustrations. All Newspapers/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
Sh’ma, Newton, MA
"Denial Is Not a River in Egypt” by Saul Robbins and Amy Sunners from original photos by Ruth Messinger and Matthew Emry
Second Place
Hadassah Magazine, New York, NY
By Contributing Artists Category 14: Outstanding Website
Division A: Newspapers over 15,000 circulation.
First Place (Tie)
JTA, Inc., New York, NY
www.jta.org
First Place (Tie)
Forward, New York, NY
www.forward.com
Daniel Treiman Division B: Newspapers over 15,000 circulation.
First Place
Chicago Jewish News, Chicago, IL
www.chicagojewishnews.com
Division C: Newspapers under 15,000 circulation.
First Place
JVibe, Newton, MA
www.jvibe.com
Second Place
BabagaNewz, Newton, MA
www.babaganewz.com
Division D: Web-only publications.
First Place
Nextbook, New York, NY
www.nextbook.org
Category 15: Hadassah Award for Excellence in Writing about Women
All Newspapers and Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
World Jewish Digest, Chicago, IL
"Torah From the Heavens” by Ilana Kurshan
Second Place
World Jewish Digest, Chicago, IL
"Leading by Example” by Lisa Keyes
Category 16: Nefesh B’Nefesh Award for the Story of Aliyah (Special Category)
All Newspapers and Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements/Websites.
First Place
Hadassah Magazine, New York, NY
"The Invisible Literati” by Shoshana London Sappir
Second Place
Atlanta Jewish Times, Atlanta, GA
"Letter from Israel” by Meredith Price Levitt
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