Congratulations to Simcha Gross

H-JUDAIC: ANN: AAJR Baron Prize Winner Recipient.

The American Academy for Jewish Research is pleased to announce the winner of its annual Salo Baron Prize for the best first book in Jewish studies published in the calendar year 2024. The prize honors:

Simcha Gross
Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity
(Cambridge University Press)

I noted the publication of the book here and here. And AJR did a seven-part review series on it. See here and links.

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