The Ribalow Prize is a literary prize awarded annually by ''

Hadassah Magazine ''Hadassah Magazine'' is an American magazine published by the Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America. It covers Israel, the Jewish world, and subjects of interest to American Jewish women. It was established in 1914. Esther G. Gottes ...

'' the best work of fiction in English on a Jewish theme. The prize, formally the Harold U. Ribalow Prize, was endowed in memory of

Harold U. Ribalow Harold U. Ribalow (July 1, 1919 – October 22, 1982) was an American writer, editor, and anthologist. Background and family Harold Uriel Ribalow was born in 1918 in Russia and immigrated to the United States as a small child. In 1921 his father, ...

, an American writer, editor, and anthologist. The inaugural prize was given in 1983 to Chaim Grade for the short story collection ''Rabbis and Wives.'' The stories, first published in Yiddish, were translated into English and published by Knopf in 1982.

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{{reflist Awards established in 1983 Jewish literary awards 1983 establishments in the United States Literary awards by magazines and newspapers Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America