CONGRATULATIONS TO PETER SCHÄFER: Der Judaist Peter Schäfer erhält den Dr. Leopold Lucas-Preis 2014. This year Professor Schäfer is the recipient of the well-deserved Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize, given annually by the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the University of Tübingen, with an award of 50,000 Euros. You can read the somewhat glitchy Google translation of the German press release here.
The publication of the Festschrift for Professor Schäfer in 2013 was also noted here.