Anne and Benjamin Goor Prize in Jewish Studies
Established in 1977
Description. The Anne and Benjamin Goor Prize in Jewish Studies is awarded annually to two graduate and two undergraduate students for essays on research in any area of Jewish studies. Creative works are not eligible. The essays must have been written after the previous year's submission deadline and must have been written while the authors are registered students in good standing at the University of California, Berkeley, campus. For those years in which one or more prizes are not awarded, the prize money shall be made available for prize augmentation or additional prizes in another year, as recommended by the judges. For complete information read the General Rules.
Prize Amounts. Approximately $475 will be awarded for each of the four prizes. Federal financial aid regulations require that all awards received by a student can not exceed their financial aid need as determined by a congressional formula. It is possible, therefore, that the cash award for a prize could reduce some component of a needy student’s package of financial aid awards. In these cases, the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office attempts first to reduce loan or work aid; fellowships, grants, or scholarships are only reduced as a last resort.
Deadline. Submissions must be hand-delivered by the author to the Undergraduate Scholarships, Prizes, and Honors Office, 220 Sproul Hall, no later than 4 p.m. on December 1. The author's name must not appear on the entry.
History of the Prize. The Benjamin Goor Prize in Jewish Studies was established in 1977 in memory of Benjamin Goor by his wife, Anne, to support programs and research in Jewish studies. In 2005, upon the occasion of Anne’s death, the prize was renamed the Anne and Benjamin Goor Prize in Jewish Studies. Anne and Benjamin Goor were an integral part of the Jewish community in Phoenix, Arizona, during and after World War II. During the war, their home was a kosher Shabbat and Passover haven for servicemen stationed at nearby bases. Anne was active in synagogue activities, B'nai B'rith Women, and Hadassah, serving as chapter president. She received many awards for her contributions to these organizations.
2010-11: 5 entries; Alex Hendricks and Cameron McKee, undergraduate winners, ($475 each); no graduate winner selected
2009-10: 4 entries; Yosefa Raz, graduate winner ($475); Judah Mirvish, undergraduate winner ($475)
2008-09: 4 entries; Zehavit Stern and Benjamin Wurgaft, graduate winners ($475 each); no undergraduate winner selected
2007-08: No prize awarded
2006-07: 16 entries; Noam Manor and Maya Barzilai, graduate winners ($475 each); Stephanie Robin Grossman, undergraduate winner ($475)
2005-06: 18 entries; Amos Bitzan and Samuel Thrope, graduate winners ($475 each); Rachel Wamsley, undergraduate winner ($475)
2004-05: 10 entries; Naomi Shulman, graduate winner; no undergraduate winner selected
2003-04: 8 entries; Lital Levy, graduate winner ($475); David Singer, undergraduate winner ($475)
2002-03: 4 entries; Benjamin Wurgaft and Lital Levy ($475 each)
2001-02: 8 entries; Rachel Havrelock, graduate winner ($475); Tara Sage Wilstein, undergraduate winner, ($475)
2000-01: 1 entry; Adriana Valencia, Lital Levy, and Lena Salameh shared $475 prize
1999-00: No prize awarded
1998-99: 8 entries; Adriane B. Leveen and Lital Levy, graduate winners ($475 each); Jack Draper, undergraduate winner ($475 each)
1997-98: 5 entries; Gil Hochberg and Shachar Pinsker ($475 each)