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Jewish Literature Shines at Sydney Taylor Book Awards

1/27/2026

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Marcella Pixley's Neshama won the Sydney Taylor Book Awards gold medal for middle-grade readers.
Shabbat Shalom: Let’s Rest and Reset by Suzy Ultman won the picture-book award.
Uri Shulevitz received the Body-of-Work award posthumously for his contributions to Jewish literature.
Abby White's D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T was listed among notable winners.
The awards will be presented in June at the Association of Jewish Libraries conference in Evanston, Illinois.

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Marcella Pixley's Neshama won the Sydney Taylor Book Awards gold medal for middle-grade readers.
Shabbat Shalom: Let’s Rest and Reset by Suzy Ultman won the picture-book award.
Uri Shulevitz received the Body-of-Work award posthumously for his contributions to Jewish literature.
Abby White's D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T was listed among notable winners.
The awards will be presented in June at the Association of Jewish Libraries conference in Evanston, Illinois.