Prix annuel Kenneth B. Smilen and Jewish Museum Annual Award (1985) Seymour Feldman is an American academic, Emeritus Professor and philosopher specializing in medieval and ancient philosophy at Rutgers University.
During his time at Cornell, Feldman entered an independent three-year intensive biblical studies program under the Hillel Rabbi, Morris Goldfarb.
Salo Baron invited him to translate Gersonides' major philosophical work, The Wars of the Lord, which had not yet been rendered into a modern language.
Seymour Feldman received several notable awards and prizes throughout his career, recognizing his significant contributions to Jewish studies.
These include the Kenneth B. Smilen (1985) and the Jewish Museum Annual Award in 1985 for his translation of Gersonides' "The Wars of the Lord," Volume 1.