WINNERS: 2018 Jewish Scholastic Journalism Awards
This photo from the Milken Roar, by Jordan Pardo, illustrates an opinion article about the school’s ending its Hebrew language requirement. It won first place in the category of Photograph attached to any Jewish or Israel-related story.
Winners of JSPA’s fifth annual awards for high school journalists were announced Feb. 2 at Beth Jacob Congregation in Los Angeles.
A total of 14 first- and second-place awards were chosen from among 53 entries in nine categories from six different schools, and the Grand Prize was chosen from among the category winners.
The contest was judged by JSPA Board Secretary Kathleen Neumeyer, national award-winning journalism teacher who advised the Chronicle at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles for 24 years.
The Grand Prize was chosen from among the category winners, and judged by Ari Goldman, professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, former New York Times religion writer and best-selling author. Prof. Goldman was the keynote speaker at this year’s conference.
Grand Prize in Jewish Scholastic Journalism
When You’re the Child of a Rabbi, Who Are You?
Hannah Jannol
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
News reporting on Jewish religion
Even in Face of Tragedy, Chain Remains Unbroken
Isaac Silber, Rina Torchinsky
Lions Tale
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Feature reporting on Jewish religion
When You’re the Child of a Rabbi, Who Are You?
Hannah Jannol
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
News and feature reporting on current events involving Israel
Alexandra Orbuch
The Roar
Milken High School
News or feature reporting on interreligious/intercultural issues
Two first place prizes awarded
Journey to Jordan: Arabic student embarks on cultural exploration in the Middle East
Rebecca Weiss
Lions Tale
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
and
Rebecca Weiss
Lions Tale
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Ongoing reporting on religious, Israel or interreligious/intercultural issues
First Place
CESJDS receives bomb threat, no explosive found
and
In response to bomb threat, community members hold bagels not bombs rally
Ari Feuer, Isaac Silber, Rina Torchinsky
Lions Tale
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Second Place
Hebrew Becomes Optional Starting Fall 2018
Mira Berenbaum
and
Community Reacts: Milken to Remove Hebrew Requirement
Jared Hasen-Klein
The Roar
Milken Community High School
Category 5: Non-first-person opinion on any Jewish or Israel-related story
No winners.
Opinion: First person experience regarding Judaism or Israel
First Place
Hannah Jannol
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Second Place
My Summer Experience
Akiva Finkelstein
The Goldie Globe
Margolin Hebrew Academy, Memphis
Photojournalism: Photograph attached to any Jewish or Israel-related story
First place
It’s Time for Milken to Broaden its Definition of Zionism
Jordan Pardo
The Roar
Milken Community High School
This photo of Shalhevet junior Eliana Cohen helping dismantle a flooded house in Houston after Hurricane Harvey. This photo won 2nd place in the category Photojournalism: Photograph attached to any Jewish or Israel-related story
Second place
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Katia Surpin
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
Layout/design of any Jewish or Israel-related story
Under the Same Roof: Pluralism in the Community
Addie Bard, Aliza Rabinovitz
Lions Tale
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Category 9: Video reporting of any Jewish or Israel-related story
Talia Abel, Jordan Glouberman
The Boiling Point
Shalhevet High School
