Anne and Benjamin Goor Prizes in Jewish Studies

Established in 1977

Previous Winners

  • Description. The Anne and Benjamin Goor Prizes in Jewish Studies are 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 at 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 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, 229 Sproul Hall, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2009. The author's name must not appear on the entry.
Previous Winners

2008-2009: 4 entries,  Zehavit Stern and Benjamin Wurgaft graduate winners ($475 each) The judge decided that no undergraduate essay was worthy of a prize.

2007-2008: No prize awarded

2006-2007: 16 entries, Stephanie Robin Grossman (Undergraduate Winner) Noam Manor and Maya Barzilai (Graduate Winners) $475 each

2005-2006: 18 entries, Rachel Wamsley (Undergraduate Winner) Amos Bitzan and Samuel Thrope (Graduate Winners) $475 each

2004-2005: 10 entries, Naomi Shulman (Graduate Prize) and undergraduate prize not awarded

2003-2004: 8 entries, Lital Levy (Graduate Prize: $475) and David Singer: (Undergraduate Prize $475) 2002-03: 4 entries, Benjamin Wurgaft and Lital Levy ($475 each)

2002-2003: 4 entries, Benjamin Wurgaft and Lital Levy ($475 each)
2001-02: 8 entries, Undergraduate winner: Tara Sage Wilstein ($475); Graduate winner: Rachel Havrelock ($475)
2000-01: 1 entry, Adriana Valencia, Lital Levy and Lena Salameh shared $475 prize
1999-00: No prize awarded
1998-99: 8 entries, graduate level: Adriane B. Leveen and Lital Levy; undergraduate level: Jack Draper ($475 each)
1997-98: 5 entries, Gil Hochberg & Shachar Pinsker ($475 each)

 

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