Boris Sandler and Daniel Galay Receive Rubinlicht Prize
Boris Sandler and Daniel Galay, two prominent Yiddish authors, editors and cultural activists, have been awarded the annual Rubinlicht Prize for outstanding contributions to Yiddish literature. The celebration, broadcast online, took place at the Tel Aviv Yiddish center Leyvik House on December 26, 2024.
In addition to their own literary works, both laureates have been involved for many years in editing and publishing Yiddish books, as well as in Yiddish-related educational projects. Galay, the chairman of the Leyvik House, born in 1945 in Argentina, is also an internationally renowned composer. Sandler, born in 1950 in the USSR, formerly an editor-in-chief of New York’s Yiddish Forward, runs the online Yiddish monthly Yiddish Branzhe.