DR. DAVID STERN, Ruth Meltzer Professor of Classical Hebrew Literature, is one of six University of Pennsylvania faculty who have just received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship:

These fellowships, for which there were more than 3,200 applicants, are awarded annually for distinguished scholarly achievement and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. They include substantial stipends and are among North America's most prestigious research awards. This year, 185 individuals from 87 institutions received fellowships.

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Dr. David Stern directs the Jewish Studies Program and is a scholar of classical Jewish literature and religion. He has been a member of the faculty since 1984, and he received his Ph.D. from Harvard. He is studying the ways in which the physical forms of the Talmud, the Rabbinic Bible, the Prayerbook, and the Passover Haggadah have shaped their meaning and significance within Jewish culture.

Congratulations to Dr. Stern, Dr. Talya Fishman (who is working in medieval Jewish studies), and to all the other Fellows as well.