Professor Saul M. Olyan, Director of the Program in Judaic Studies and Samuel Ungerleider Jr. Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research (AAJR).  Fellows of AAJR — the oldest organization of Judaic Studies scholars in North America, founded in 1919 — are nominated and elected by their peers and comprise nearly 100 of the most distinguished and senior scholars teaching Judaic Studies at North American universities. Congratulations Professor Olyan!