The Simon Rockower Award is a prestigious award given for "Excellence in Jewish Journalism". The award is sponsored by the American Jewish Press Association

American Jewish Press Association

The American Jewish Press Association is an organization of Jewish newspapers, magazines, journalists, and affiliated organizations in North America...

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List of Categories/Divisions

Category 1: The Louis Rapoport Award for Excellence in Commentary

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation and magazines

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation



Category 2: Award for Excellence in Single Commentary

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation and magazines

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation



Category 3: Award for Excellence in Editorial Writing

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation and magazines

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation



Category 4: The Boris Smolar Award for Excellence in Comprehensive Coverage or Investigative Reporting

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation



Category 5: Excellence in News Reporting

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation



Category 6: Excellence in Feature Writing

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation

Division C. Magazines/ Special Sections and Supplements



Category 7: Excellence in Arts and Criticism News and Features

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation and magazines

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation



Category 8: The David Frank Award for Excellence in Personality Profiles

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation

Division C. Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements



Category 9: Excellence in Overall Graphic Design

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation

Division C. Magazines



Category 10: Excellence in Special Sections or Supplements

Division A. Newspapers over 15,000 circulation

Division B. Newspapers under 15,000 circulation

Division C. Magazines



Category 11: Excellence in Photography

Division A. All Newspapers

Division B. Magazines



Category 12: The Noah Bee Award for Excellence in Illustration and/or Editorial Cartooning

Division A. Cartoons. All Newspapers/Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements

Division B. Illustrations. All Newspapers/Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements



Category 13: Jerusalem Foundation Excellence in Jerusalem Reporting

All Newspapers and Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements



Category 14: Hadassah Award for Excellence in Writing about Women

All Newspapers and Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements



Category 15: American Technion Society for Excellence in Writing about Scientific and Technological Innovation Out of Israel

All Newspapers and Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements



Category 16: Micro-Circulation Award for Excellence

All Newspapers with a circulation of 3,000 and under



Category 17: Celebrate 350: Jewish Life in America Award

All Newspapers and Magazines/Special Sections and Supplements