The 2026 Sami Rohr Prize finalists feature four significant works that delve into Jewish history and family survival. Amir Tibon's memoir, 'The Gates of Gaza,' details his family's harrowing experience during the October 7 attacks in Israel. Laura Hobson Faure's 'Who Will Rescue Us?' examines the plight of Jewish children fleeing from Nazi Germany to France and America during World War II. Shaul Kelner's 'A Cold War Exodus' highlights the American Jewish mobilization to support Soviet Jews, while Jordan Salama's 'Stranger in the Desert' narrates his family's journey from Moorish Spain to Argentina. The Sami Rohr Prize, which awards $100,000, aims to support and recognize emerging Jewish writers, with the winner set to be announced on June 16. Debra Goldberg, the prize director, emphasized the depth and relevance of the stories presented this year, which explore themes of memory, identity, and resilience.