Sophie Brody Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2018) Winner
Ilana Kurshan
イラナ・クルシャン
Irana Kurshan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Huntington, New York
- Nationality
- American, Israeli
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Long Island, New York → Jerusalem
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Translator, Editor, Literary agent
- Active Years
- 2008-2025
- Affiliations
- Lilith magazine (book review editor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | History of Science | BA | — | United States |
| Cambridge University | — | English literature | M.Phil | — | United Kingdom |
Harvard University
History of Science
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
United States
Cambridge University
English literature
Degree:
M.Phil
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature | If All the Seas Were Ink | — | — | 受賞 |
Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
2018
Work:
If All the Seas Were Ink
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?: The Four Questions Around the World
2008 Children's literatureTranslation of the Passover Seder's Four Questions (Ma Nishtana) into 23 languages.
PassoverMultilingualism
If All the Seas Were Ink
2017 MemoirMemoir of Talmud study amidst life as a single woman, a married woman, and a mother.
TalmudDaf YomiJewish learning
Children of the Book: A Memoir of Reading Together
2025 MemoirA memoir of reading together with children.
ReadingFamily
Translations by Author
- A Snake, A Flood, A Hidden Baby (by Meir Shalev) (translation, 2021)
- Yes, We'll Do It (by Dafna Strum) (translation, 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Personal narrative styleContemporary Talmudic interpretation
- Recurring Motifs
- Talmud studyWomen's life experiencesJewish tradition
Health
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Unspecified illness離婚期頃Talmud study became a lifeline
Legacy
Recognized for portraying Talmud study in the context of modern women's lives in her memoirs.
Trivia
- Mother of 5 children.
- Daughter of a Conservative rabbi.
- Emigrated from New York to Israel.