S. Y. Agnon, Israel’s first Nobel Prize Winner

Hebrew writer S. Y. Agnon became Israel’s first Nobel Prize laureate in 1966. In this special interview, Rabbi Jeffrey Saks, Director of Research at the Beit Agnon heritage center in Jerusalem, talks about this historic event, and his dramatic acceptance speech steeped in Jewish tradition. Plus, Agnon’s best-seller, Days of Awe, a compendium of High Holiday wisdom.NOTES* Beit Agnon center and museum in Jerusalem * WebYeshiva, directed by Rabbi Jeffrey Saks* Agnon Receives Nobel Prize - Israeli news, 1966* Shmuel Agnon Banquet speech, full text - official Nobel Prize site* The Etrog by S. Y. Agnon, translated by Rabbi Jeffrey Saks* Excerpts from Days of Awe by S. Y. Agnon (podcast) Get full access to Jewish History Moment podcast with Ben Bresky at benbresky.substack.com/subscribe