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Eli Sharabi’s memoir about surviving 491 days as a Hamas hostage post-Oct. 7 attack wins top Jewish book award.
Eli Sharabi’s memoir "Hostage," detailing his 491-day captivity by Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, has been named Book of the Year by the National Jewish Book Awards.
The honor, presented by the Jewish Book Council, recognizes outstanding English-language works of Jewish interest.
Sharabi’s account, a bestseller in Israel and later released in English, has been praised for its powerful testimony of survival and remembrance.
The award highlights diverse voices in contemporary Jewish literature, with other winners including Pamela S. Nadell, Julia Ioffe, Jack Fairweather, and Allison Epstein.
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Las memorias de Eli Sharabi sobre sobrevivir 491 días como rehén de Hamas después del ataque del 7 de octubre ganan el máximo premio de libros judíos.