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      National Jewish Book Award Winners

      Browse National Jewish Book Award winners and nominees by year or category. Start with the latest results, then explore historical winners across the full award archive.

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      View 2015 winners
      2015 Debut Fiction

      The Boatmaker

      Benditt, John

      Winner · Debut Fiction

      2015 Young Adult

      The Hired Girl

      Schlitz, Laura Amy

      Winner · Young Adult

      2015 Fiction

      The Last Flight of Poxl West

      Torday, Daniel

      Winner · Fiction

      2015 Children's Literature

      Oskar and the Eight Blessings

      Simon, Tanya; Richard, Simon

      Winner · Children's Literature

      2014 Fiction

      The Betrayers

      Bezmozgis, David

      Winner · Fiction

      2014 Debut Fiction

      The Mathematician's Shiva

      Rojstaczer, Stuart

      Winner · Debut Fiction

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      Fiction

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      35 results across this category

      Children/Young Adult

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      19 results across this category

      Debut Fiction

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      13 results across this category

      Children's Illustrated

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      11 results across this category

      Jewish Family Literature

      Browse National Jewish Book Award Jewish Family Literature winners and nominees across the full archive.

      6 results across this category

      Children's Literature

      Browse National Jewish Book Award Children's Literature winners and nominees across the full archive.

      5 results across this category

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      2015 National Jewish Book Award Winners

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      National Jewish Book Award – Fiction

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      National Jewish Book Award – Children/Young Adult

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