Awards
Since 2022, Tabby Refael is the recipient of 11 awards (including eight first-place awards) for her writing in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles:
*Finalist, Humor/Satire Writing, 65th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, Los Angeles Press Club (2023) for If Only the Ancient Jews Knew about Jamie Foxx
*First Place, Writing about Jewish Thought and Life, 42nd Annual Rockower Awards, American Jewish Press Association (2023) for The Anxious and the Pious
*First Place, Writing about Seniors, 42nd Annual Rockower Awards, American Jewish Press Association (2023) for At 83, Hebrew Lessons and a Wondrous Bat Mitzvah
*First Place, Single Commentary, 42nd Annual Rockower Awards, American Jewish Press Association (2023) for Want to Be Pro-Israel? Support Iranians
*Second Place, Columnist, 65th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, Los Angeles Press Club (2023) for Want to Be Pro-Israel? Support Iranians
*Finalist, Humor and Satire Writing, 65th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, Los Angeles Press Club (2023) If The Pilgrims Had Been Jewish
*Second Place, Humor/Satire Writing, 64th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, Los Angeles Press Club (2022) for “Beverly Hills, What a Thrill”
*First Place, Award for Excellence in Writing About Antisemitism, 41st Annual Rockower Awards, American Jewish Press Association (2022) for “The Time Iran Sheltered Jews During the Holocaust”
*First Place, Award for Excellence in Writing About Seniors, 41st Annual Rockower Awards, American Jewish Press Association (2022) for “There’s Something About Mary”
Finalist (Columnist), 62nd Southern California Journalism Awards, Los Angeles Press Club
Honorable Mention (Award for Excellence in Writing About Seniors), American Jewish Press Association for “A Small Business Rises Out of the Ashes”