Qimron is awarded the Israel Prize

GOOD NEWS: Dead Sea Scrolls language researcher named as winner of Israel Prize. Education Minister Bennett approves Elisha Qimron to receive prestigious award for his work on the ancient documents (Stuart Winer, Times of Israel). Congratulations to Professor Qimron on this well-deserved honor, to be awarded on the seventieth anniversary of the modern State of Israel.

For notices of some past winners of the Israel Prize, see here and links.

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