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Prof. Elisha Qimron of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will be awarded the Israel Prize in the category of Jewish studies for his research into the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Education Minister Naftali Bennett approved the recommendation of the prize committee, which was headed by Prof. Deborah Diamant, the Education Ministry announced on Wednesday.
"I am pleased and moved by the decision to award me the prize, which represents the state's recognition of scientific and research achievements," Qimron said.
In its decision, the prize committee noted that Qimron is one of the preeminent experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Dead Sea scrolls are a collection of some 900 scrolls discovered 70 years ago in the Qumran caves by a...