Overview
- The inaugural Georg‑Stefan‑Troller‑Preis was presented at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt on Sunday, October 11, 2026, and will be awarded annually by the FAZIT‑Stiftung and the Jewish Journalists' Association.
- The €12,000 prize was decided by a 16‑member jury and split among recipients whose work aims to make contemporary Jewish life visible and nuanced in the German‑speaking world.
- Winners included Nicholas Potter for his book Die neue autoritäre Linke, Thorsten Schmitz for a Süddeutsche Zeitung report on hostage Or Levy, Mascha Malburg and Joshua Schultheis for their book Worüber Juden reden, and Sharon On with Dirk Laucke for the RBB audio documentary Auch wenn es dunkel ist.
- Organizers linked the award’s founding to the public debate after October 7, 2023, and speakers, notably Armin Laschet in his laudatio, warned that antisemitism now comes from a mix of right‑wing, left‑wing, academic and other sources and complicates social cohesion and journalist safety.
- The ceremony honored Georg Stefan Troller’s reporting legacy, gave a laudatory mention to Anetta Kahane, and organizers said the event will reach a broader audience through planned television and online broadcasts.