The Southern Jewish Historical Society Essay Contest

2003 Student Essay Contest

The Southern Jewish Historical Society awards $500 for the best paper on Southern Jewry by a Graduate student and $250 for the best paper by an Undergraduate. The presentations are made at the annual meeting each fall.

Submissions must focus on a subject related to Southern Jewish history, use primary sources, include documentation, and be typed double-spaced. The submitter's name, address and academic status should appear only on the cover letter and not in the body of the paper.

Please contact Dr. Mark Greenberg listed below if you wish to be notified of next year's Essay Contest.

For more information or to submit an essay, please contact:

Mark I. Greenberg, Director
Resource Center for Florida History & Politics
University of South Florida Libraries
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, LIB 122
Tampa, FL 33620-5400
813-974-4141 voice
813-974-3417 fax

His email address is mgreenbe@lib.usf.edu

Also see our Submissions and Grants page for more interesting information

Essay Award Winners

2002 Essay Winner - To be announced

2001 Essay Award Winners - Mark I. Greenberg, Student Essay Award Chair, announces the winners for 2001 are:

$500 Graduate Award

Arlene Rotter, a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University, for her paper, “Climbing the Crystal Stair: Annie T. Wise’s Success as an Immigrant in Atlanta’s Public School System (1872-1925).”

$250 Undergraduate Award

Reed Baker of Emory University won the undergraduate award of $250 for his essay, “Both Sides of the White Sheet: The Ku Klux Klan and Southern Jews, 1915-1929.”