Dan David Prize Awards Nine Historians for 2024

The Dan David Prize named nine historians as its 2024 winners, each receiving $300,000 for their research. Their studies cover diverse historical areas, including Indian democracy, the Warsaw Ghetto, and Viking remains in Britain. The awards encourage innovative historical research to better understand the past and address future challenges.

The Dan David Prize on Tuesday announced the selection of nine distinguished historians as the 2024 recipients of its prestigious award. Each historian will receive $300,000 to further their groundbreaking research in various historical fields.

The topics of study cover an impressive range, from the origins of democracy in India to the clandestine archive maintained by Jews during the Warsaw Ghetto period of World War II, as well as the skeletal remains of Vikings unearthed in Britain. According to the board, the prize celebrates work that 'illuminates the past in bold and creative ways.' The award ceremony has already been held in Italy.

Ariel David, a board member and the son of the prize's founder, Romanian businessman Dan David, emphasized the importance of historical understanding, stating, 'To decode the complexities of the present and face future challenges, we need to first of all better understand our past.' The winners include notable figures like Keisha Blain from Brown University, who studies the contributions of working-class Black women in the US civil rights movement, and Cat Jarman, an archaeologist using modern scientific methods to explore Viking history.

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