Acclaimed US author Joyce Carol Oates made her first-ever trip to Israel to receive the prestigious Jerusalem Prize. The author of 60 novels, winner of the National Book Award and five Pulitzer nominations, called the Jerusalem Prize “the high point” in her career.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-first-israel-visit-joyce-carol-oates-laments-familys-denial-of-jewish-roots/

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