"Freakonomics"
will be published once each month. W. Finalists for this prize are Hugh Behm-Steinberg, Tim
Bradford, Melanie Challenger, Joshua Cohen, Nan Cohen , Lou Cove,
Joshua Fagan, Aliza Fogelson, Victoria Haggblom-Arrias, and Adam
Langer.
Over its first quarter-century, Koret's funding philosophy has
evolved from traditional grantmaking to innovative , entrepreneurial
approaches to fundamental contemporary issues.

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"The column will
provide readers with fresh insight into the way we live now and shed
light on some of the motivating factors that drive what's happening in
our society."
Mr. Baum Professor of Economics at the
University of Chicago; he recently received the John Bates Clark
Medal, awarded every two years to the best American economist under
the age of forty. The conference will span all genres, including children 's
literature, culinary writing, essays, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, writing
music for the stage and screen, faith-based writing, poetry, screenwriting,
short stories, and many more.

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Mr.3 billion, includes The New York Times, the
International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers,
eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio
stations and more than 40 Web sites , including NYTimes.com
and About.m. A brunch-and-learn study session and a
special opportunity for young children and their parents are featured
events in this day-long inaugural literary arts mosaic.
Both of these events are free and open to the public, though
tickets are required. Doug Brinkley, Roy Blount, Jr.

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This press release can be downloaded from www.W.org or call (415) 292 -1219., the conference is set for May 12-13 at the Hotel Monteleone.
To register for the conference , please visit
http://www.

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com, Boston.m. Stephen Perry, CEO
and President of New Orleans Metropolitan Convention + Visitors Bureau.
Knopf, Red Dress Ink, MacAdam/Cage, Pelican Publishing, New York Times Book
Review, Viking and Zoetrope.

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Sponsored by the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention + Visitors Bureau,
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Dubner, a writer, and economist Steven Levitt have co-authored
the best-selling book "Freakonomics" (William Morrow, 2005), published
in May.com. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2005 list of America's
Most Admired Companies.nytco. Yehoshua, among others -- to San Francisco, where they will make
public appearances in addition to speaking at the invitation -only
awards ceremony scheduled for 7 p.1233.

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NEW YORK----On Sunday , June 5, The
New York Times Magazine will introduce a new column called
"Freakonomics" that will be co-written by national best-selling
authors Stephen J. The column will
examine human behavior from an economic perspective. Levitt is the Alvin H. For the fifth consecutive year, the Company was ranked
No. Now established as one of the
country's most prestigious award programs for Jewish writing, the
Koret Foundation is bringing the stellar winners' rosters -- which in
past years have included Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick, Daniel Matt, and
A. In addition, Koret has launched a series of initiatives
that are revitalizing and strengthening the Bay Area's educational,
policymaking , and cultural institutions, as well as the economy in
Israel.

He also published several short stories , essays and other non-fictional texts.

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Since its inception in 1979, the Koret Foundation has awarded more
than $282 million in grants focused on a range of areas including
education reform and youth development, community and cultural
development, and policy analysis that responds to socioeconomic
challenges.org.

Affiliated with the Bloomsbury group he became famous for his novels , which include Where Angels fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), A Room with a View (1908 ), Howards End (1910), A Passage to India (1924) and Maurice (published 1971).

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"The Magazine's new 'Freakonomics' column will be a compelling
psychological study of human incentives and will examine how people
get what they want when other people want the same thing," said Gerald
Marzorati, editor of The New York Times Magazine. with Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket),
one of the most celebrated writers of our time, whose work has
exploded onto the silver screen.

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Conference attendees registered at the Hotel Monteleone, will be invited
to a special cocktail reception with the above authors, agents and editors.

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Dubner is also the author of the national best seller
"Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family"
(William Morrow, 1998) and "Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper "
(HarperCollins, 2003) and is a contributing writer to many leading
national periodicals.nytco .
Awarding $10,000 prizes in fiction, biography, philosophy,
history, and -- for the first time this year -- children's literature,
the annual program has been held in New York until now in order to
build its reputation among publishers, agents, publicists and writers
largely based on the East Coast. Handler will discuss what inspires
him, what he aspires to, and what makes his writing Jewish.
On Tuesday, April 12, Koret Jewish Book Award winners will visit
university Jewish Studies programs, Jewish day schools, Jewish
Community Centers, and other venues to be determined.

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well-known American novelist, wrote "Secrets of the City" and the
widely discussed, fictional exploration of American Jewish Orthodoxy,
"Lovingkindness.

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The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company
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SAN FRANCISCO----For the first time
since its inception seven years ago, the Koret Jewish Book Awards
ceremony will be held in San Francisco this year as the centerpiece of
a literary arts "mosaic" scheduled April 9 to 12 at the Jewish
Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF).
The awards ceremony will also include a program -- "Faith,
Politics, and the Jews: An Exchange Between Hillel Halkin and Anne
Roiphe" -- presenting two leading intellectuals on one of the most
contentious and perplexing issues in contemporary culture. Davidson
(Oxford University Press)
"Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish
Tradition" by Rabbi Steven Greenberg, (University of Wisconsin Press)
"The Texture of the Divine: Imagination in Medieval Islamic and
Jewish Thought" by Aaron W.org
For information on the JCCSF Literary Arts Mosaic, please visit
www. In
addition to networking, the conference guarantees that the first
100 manuscripts submitted with the registration fee will be reviewed by a top
agent or editor, followed by a one-on-one critique.

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Kawashima (Indiana University Press)
"A Tale of Love and Darkness" by Amos Oz, translated from the
Hebrew by Nicolas de Lange (Harcourt, Inc. Hughes (Indiana University Press)
A special award for translation and commentary will be presented
to Robert Alter for his book, "The Five Books of Moses," published by
W.
On Sunday, April 10, JCCSF presents selected Koret Jewish Book
Award winners in fields that include biography, fiction, philosophy ,
history, and children's literature, as well as an emerging young
writer on Jewish themes. For information about the book awards
ceremony, please e-mail your name and address to
kjba@koretfoundation .
"This is a great opportunity for writers and aspiring writers to gain
inspiration from the literary setting that New Orleans offers, as well as get
first-hand tips from the people who are in the business of writing.

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B. Sarna (Yale University Press)
"Making Jews Modern: The Yiddish and Ladino Press in the Russian
and Ottoman Empires" by Sarah Abrevaya Stein (Indiana University
Press )

Philosophy and Thought

"Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works" by Herbert A. NEW ORLEANS, After a 10-year absence, the New
Orleans Writers' Conference (NOWC) will return to bring the New York literary
marketplace down south for a weekend where aspiring writers can meet top
agents , editors and authors. Martin's Press, Alfred A.

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Dubner and Steven D. Using the tools of economics, the book explores the hidden
sides of many of the complexities and issues facing our everyday
lives .
"Our goal is to share the talents of these winning writers with
our own Bay Area community, and to encourage our Jewish community to
engage with the best of Jewish books produced in the last year ," said
book awards director Prof.)
"Autobiographical Jews: Essays in Jewish Self-Fashioning" by
Michael Stanislawski (University of Washington Press)
"Nine Suitcases" by Bela Zsolt, translated from the Hungarian by
Ladislaus Lob (Schocken Books)

Children's Literature

"Cats in Krasinski Square" by Karen Hesse, illustrated by Wendy
Watson (Scholastic Books)
"Daniel in the Lions' Den" by Jean Marzollo (Little, Brown)
"Baby Babka, the Gorgeous Genius" by Jane Breskin Zalben ,
illustrated by Victoria Chess (Clarion Books)

Fiction

"The Persistence of Memory" by Tony Eprile (W.

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Book award categories and finalists are:

Biography, Autobiography, and Literary Studies

"Biblical Narrative and the Death of the Rhapsode" by Robert S., Julia
Reed, Jeremiah Towers, Ken Wells, Berthe Amoss, Alice Pope, Tom Piazza, to
name a few.

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The Company's core purpose is to enhance
society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news,
information and entertainment. Zipperstein , director of the
Taube Center for Jewish Studies at Stanford University. Norton +
Company)
"Heir to the Glimmering World" by Cynthia Ozick (Houghton Mifflin
Company)
"The First Desire" by Nancy Reisman, (Pantheon Books)
"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth (Houghton Mifflin
Company )

History

"Mothers and Children: Jewish Family Life in Medieval Europe" by
Elisheva Baumgarten (Princeton University Press)
"A Jewish Renaissance in Fifteenth-Century Spain" by Mark D.
JCCSF's Literary Arts Mosaic includes an intimate evening
Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.
Authors include John Barry, Dr.

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Mr. Halkin, an
Israeli, is a distinguished translator and a frequent contributor to
"Commentary" and "The New Republic. Underlying the
philosophy of the Koret Foundation has been the vision of founder
Joseph Koret, whose unyielding commitment to democracy 's freedoms
enabled him to achieve the American dream.jccsf.

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Norton + Company.
Koret also presents an award to a Young Writer (under 40) on
Jewish Themes, which includes a $25,000 cash prize and a three-month
residency at Stanford University, to write, teach, and conduct
research. All
participants who have attended this conference have established a business
relationship with an agent or editor , and some have even signed contracts for
work, garnering a first byline or book contract," said J .

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The New York Times Magazine Introduces ``Freakonomics''; New Monthly Column Will Be Written by National Best-Selling Authors Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Le

on April 11 at JCCSF's Kanbar
Theater.koretfoundation .
In past years, publishers have signed some of today's recognized authors,
and others have garnered bylines as a result of NOWC. Top-tier panel
participants for this year's conference include Random House, Penguin
Publishing, Simon + Simon Entertainment, Crown Publishing Group, Vintage
Books , Grove Atlantic, Thomas Dunne Books, St.

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Steven J." He is the author of "Letters to
an American Jewish Friend," and "Across the Sabbath River.
Meyerson (Princeton University Press)
"American Judaism " by Jonathan D. For complimentary tickets to the
Saturday evening event, please contact the JCCSF box office at
415.

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For more information, please visit the Koret Foundation website at
www.292 .com or call 504-566-5045.