NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cincy Jewfolk won two Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism Monday night, part of the 2024 American Jewish Press Association annual meeting. Both Cincy Jewfolk and sibling site TC Jewfolk – were competing in a digital-only category with the largest publishers in Jewish media.
The awards – both honorable mentions – bring the total that Jewfolk has won to 12. TC Jewfolk has been competing in the Rockower Awards since 2019; this is the first year articles published on Cincy Jewfolk have been entered.
Honorable Mention
Award for Excellence in Personality Profiles: Unwilling Retirement: Gary Zola Talks Career, Legacy, Amid HUC Changes, by Lev Gringauz
Judge’s Comment: A comprehensive portrait of a man who has “lived his dream,” only to struggle with the effects of a changing climate and changing times. Well-written in its personification of how the Jewish world must continually adapt.
Award for Excellence in Education Reporting: HUC Cincinnati Student Pulpits Trained Generations of Rabbis. Soon, That All Ends. by Lev Gringauz
The event was held at The National Museum of African-American Music, and the full list of winners is available on the American Jewish Press Association website.
Mazel Tov!!!