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  • Pages of the Aleppo Codex, on which Matti Friedman's book is based. (Wikipedia)
    Pages of the Aleppo Codex, on which Matti Friedman's book is based. (Wikipedia)
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    2014 Sami Rohr Prize Awarded In Jerusalem

    Matti Friedman’s The Aleppo Codex won the $100,000 literary prize

    byBeth Kissileff
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    (Shutterstock)
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    ‘The Aleppo Codex’ Nabs the Sami Rohr Prize

    Matti Friedman’s historical thriller about a medieval Hebrew Bible wins big

    byAdam Chandler
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    (Shutterstock)
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    2014 Sami Rohr Prize Finalists Announced

    Books on Jewish bootleggers, the Aleppo Codex, and the Vilna Gaon honored

    byStephanie Butnick
  • Sami Rohr enters the new Feldinger Chabad Jewish Center. The center was sponsored by Mr. Rohr in honor of the Feldingers, a Basel Jewish family who personally sheltered him during World Was II.(Lubavitch)
    Sami Rohr enters the new Feldinger Chabad Jewish Center. The center was sponsored by Mr. Rohr in honor of the Feldingers, a Basel Jewish family who personally sheltered him during World Was II.(Lubavitch)
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    Remembering Sami Rohr

    A tribute for the peerless philanthropist on the anniversary of his yahrtzeit

    byAdam Chandler
  • Francesca Segal.(Telegraph)
    Francesca Segal.(Telegraph)
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    Francesca Segal Scores the Sami Rohr Prize

    Her debut novel ‘The Innocents’ wins her $100,000

    byAdam Chandler
  • Gal Beckerman, Winner of the 2012 Sami Rohr Prize.(Forward)
    Gal Beckerman, Winner of the 2012 Sami Rohr Prize.(Forward)
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    Nominees for the Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature

    The nominees are out!

    byUnknown Author
  • (Sami Rohr (right) with his grandson)
    (Sami Rohr (right) with his grandson)
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    Remembering Philanthropist Sami Rohr

    The true extent of Rohr’s reach may never be known

    byAdam Chandler
  • (Rohr entering Chabad House in Basel)
    (Rohr entering Chabad House in Basel)
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    Sami Rohr

    The legendary businessman and philanthropist passes away at 86

    byAdam Chandler
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