THE 2002 SIMON ROCKOWER AWARDS

SECOND PLACE

"Chinese Box" by Gina Nahai

THIRD PLACE

"The Waiting Room" by Marlene Adler Marks

Excellence in News Reporting

SECOND PLACE

"How Cookie Crumbled" by Sheldon Teitelbaum

Excellence in Feature Writing

FIRST PLACE

"Sing a New Song" by Julie Gruenbaum Fax

Excellence in Personality Profiles

SECOND PLACE

"Redefining Beauty" by Naomi Pfefferman

THIRD PLACE

"Ask the Rabbi" by Michael Aushenker

The MicroVoice Award for Excellence in Writing About Singles

"When Booty Calls" by Teresa Strasser

Excellence in Coverage of September 11, 2001

THIRD PLACE

Issue 09/14/2001

Israel Ministry of Tourism Mosaic Award for Excellence in Feature Writing About Israeli Peoplehood, Culture and Society

FIRST PLACE

"Sunday Mourning" by Rabbi Daniel Gordis

SECOND PLACE

"On the Road" by David Margolis

The Joseph Polakoff Award for Distinguished Service to Jewish Journalism

Tom Tugend