Prix Médicis
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Edition 33 (2017) Winner
Shulem Deen
シューレム・ディーン
Shūremu Dīn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Yiddish
- Religion
- Secular (former Hasidic Judaism)
- Residence History
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York → New Square, New York → Brooklyn, New York
Career
- Occupations
- author, essayist, critic of Hasidic Judaism
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Affiliations
- The Forward, Unpious, Footsteps
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | National Jewish Book Awards, Myra H. Kraft Memorial Award for Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice | All Who Go Do Not Return | — | Jewish Book Council | Winner |
| 2016 | Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award for Creative Non-Fiction | All Who Go Do Not Return | — | Great Lakes Colleges Association | Winner |
| 2017 | Prix Médicis essai | Celui qui va vers elle ne revient pas | — | — | Winner |
National Jewish Book Awards, Myra H. Kraft Memorial Award for Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice
2015
Work:
All Who Go Do Not Return
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
Winner
Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award for Creative Non-Fiction
2016
Work:
All Who Go Do Not Return
Organization:
Great Lakes Colleges Association
Result:
Winner
Prix Médicis essai
2017
Work:
Celui qui va vers elle ne revient pas
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
All Who Go Do Not Return
2015 memoirA memoir chronicling his transition from devout member of the Skver Hasidic sect to secular Jew.
Hasidic lifeloss of faithsecularizationfamily estrangement
Translations
- French translation: Celui qui va vers elle ne revient pas
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- candid narrativepersonal introspectioncritical perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- departure from Hasidic communityreligious doubtcultural conflict
Legacy
Known for his memoir on leaving Hasidic Judaism, active in supporting ex-Haredi Jews through organizations like Footsteps and platforms critical of Hasidic life.
Trivia
- Founded the blog 'Hasidic Rebel', one of the first by a born Hasid questioning faith.
- Has five children from whom he is mostly estranged.