Talya Fishman wins National Jewish Book Award

CONGRATULATIONS TO TALYA FISHMAN:

Religious studies professor wins national book award

Talya Fishman was awarded the 2011 National Jewish Book Award for her book on medieval Jewish cultures.

By Ella Duangkaew · January 16, 2012, 7:31 pm (thedp.com)

A Religious Studies professor has been recognized by the Jewish Book Council for her work this past year.

Last Monday, Talya Fishman was awarded a 2011 National Jewish Book Award for her book “Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures.”

“I feel numbed with honor,” Fishman said when she found out about the award. “I am enormously gratified and mostly feel very lucky.”

For her work, Fishman received the Nahum M. Sarna Memorial Award, which is part of the annual award program’s scholarship category. This award had special significance for Fishman, who knew Sarna personally.

“Nahum Sarna was a really fine Bible scholar known for the breadth and accuracy of his scholarship,” Fishman said. “It is a high bar to be a scholar of his caliber and that makes this award especially meaningful.”

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I noted a review of the book last year here and also, back in 2004, noted when Dr. Fishman received a Guggenheim Fellowship for her work.