Baron Awards

Senior Award

The Salo W. and Jeannette M. Baron Award for Scholarly Excellence recognises outstanding research into the Jewish experience across disciplines. Awarded biennially, it is open to all qualifying candidates, irrespective of national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

What the Award recognises

Salo W. Baron famously described the Jewish experience as one in which “suffering is part of the destiny”, but so too are “repeated joy and ultimate redemption”. Reflecting this broad and nuanced understanding, the Award honours scholarship that deepens our knowledge of relations between Jews and non-Jews and of the ways Judaism has been perceived and understood within wider societies.

It may recognise either the outstanding lifetime achievements of an individual scholar or the significant national or international impact of an original book. Relevant areas of scholarship include Jewish history, culture, religion, and institutions, as well as persecution and its legacies.

About Salo W. Baron