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Freudenheim Translation Prize: Discover the Shortlist, Meet the Winner

02/12/2026
59 mins
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Join us to celebrate the shortlist of the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize. Showcasing novels, short stories, memoir, and philosophy translated from Yiddish, Hebrew, Slovak, French, and German, the shortlist illuminates the richness of Jewish experience.

Judges Boyd Tonkin, Hephzibah Anderson and Shoshana Boyd Gelfand will discuss the shortlisted works and their significance, translators will read from their books, and the prize winner will be revealed in an exciting live announcement.

Buy copies of the shortlisted books: Sons and Daughters, by Chaim Grade, trans by Rose Waldman; The Postcard, by Anne Berest, trans by Tina Kover; Living with Our Dead, by Delphine Horvilleur, trans by Lisa Appignanesi; The Book Against Death by Elias Canetti, trans by Peter Filkins; The Last Thing by Leopold Lahola, trans by Julia & Peter Sherwood and How to Love Your Daughterby Hila Blum, trans by Daniella Zamir

About the speakers

Hephzibah Anderson

Hephzibah Anderson is Fiction Editor of the Mail on Sunday and a columnist for The Critic. She regularly writes for The Observer, Prospect magazine and BBC Culture.
Boyd Tonkin

Journalist, editor and writer awarded the Royal Society of Literature’s Benson Medal in 2020 for outstanding service. He writes on books and arts for international media including FT, Guardian and TLS. Former Literary Editor of The Independent, he chaired the 2016 Man Booker International Prize, is a trustee of the Orwell Foundation, and wrote The […]
Shoshana Boyd Gelfand

Shoshana Boyd Gelfand is a rabbi, author, radio broadcaster and leadership trainer for clergy of all faiths. She currently serves as Director of Leadership and Learning at Pears Foundation in London. She has written several books that strive to make Jewish tradition accessible to people of all faiths, including The Barefoot Book of Jewish Tales and Scholastic’s All About […]

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Freudenheim Translation Prize: Discover the Shortlist, Meet the Winner

02/12/2026
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Hephzibah Anderson

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Hephzibah Anderson is Fiction Editor of the Mail on Sunday and a columnist for The Critic. She regularly writes for The Observer, Prospect magazine...

Boyd Tonkin

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Journalist, editor and writer awarded the Royal Society of Literature’s Benson Medal in 2020 for outstanding service. He writes on books and arts for...

Shoshana Boyd Gelfand

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Shoshana Boyd Gelfand is a rabbi, author, radio broadcaster and leadership trainer for clergy of all faiths. She currently serves as Director of Leadership...