Mikhal Dekel, for ‘Tehran Children Is a Finalist in the major Jewish literary Prize see note please
Mikhal Dekel is author of a column on Jewish refugees in Iran posted on April 10,2020
When Iran Welcomed Jewish Refugees In the middle of World War II, Tehran became a haven for both Jewish and Catholic Polish refugees who were welcomed as they arrived from Soviet Central Asia. Mikhal Dekel
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sami-Rohr-Prize-announces-finalists-for-2020-lite
The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, the largest book prize in the Jewish literary world, announced on Friday the four finalists for its 2020 prize for non-fiction writing.
The four finalists are Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz for his book “Shadow Strike” (St. Martin’s Press), Mikhal Dekel, a professor at City University of New York, for her book “Tehran Children” (W.W. Norton), Sarah Hurwitz, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama for her book “Here All Along” (Spiegel & Grau) and Benjamin Balint, a research fellow at the Van Leer Institute for his book “Kafka’s Last Trial” (W.W.Norton).
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