Ribalow Prize


The Ribalow Prize is a literary prize awarded annually by Hadassah Magazine the best work of fiction in English on a Jewish theme.
The prize, formally the Harold U. Ribalow Prize, was endowed in memory of Harold U. Ribalow, an American writer, editor, and anthologist.
The inaugural prize was given in 1983 to Chaim Grade for the short story collection Rabbis and Wives. The stories, first published in Yiddish, were translated into English and published by Knopf in 1982.
YearAuthorTitlePublisherShortlist
1983Chaim GradeRabbis and Wives-
1984-
2015Molly AntopolThe UnAmericansThe Mathematician’s Shiva by Stuart Rojstaczer and The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis -
2016-
2017Rose TremainGustav SonataThe Beautiful Possible by Amy Gottlieb and As Close to Us as Breathing by Elizabeth Poliner-
2018Carol ZorefBarren Island-