Background
Gil, Moshe was born on February 8, 1921 in Bialystock, Poland. Son of Meir and Frieda Gitler. arrived in Israel, 1945.
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Moshe Gil
Edit ProfileEconomic historian historian medievalist university professor
Education
Bachelor, Tel Aviv U., 1965; Master of Arts, Tel Aviv U., 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1970.
Career
Senior lecturer, Tel Aviv (Israel) U., 1970-1974; associate professor, Tel Aviv (Israel) U., 1974-1980; professor Jewish history, Tel Aviv (Israel) U., since 1980.
Connections
Married Shoshana Herland, September 24, 1950. Children: Hagit, Dinah, Esther.
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Religion
Islam
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Israel Prize In 1998, Gil was awarded the Israel Prize, for Land of Israel studies, primarily for his work analyzing some 846 document fragments from the Cairo Genizah and for his work in documenting the role of Jewish merchants in the development of medieval society. The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.Israel Prize In 1998, Gil was awarded the Israel Prize, for Land of Israel studies, primarily for his work analyzing some 846 document fragments from the Cairo Genizah and for his work in documenting the role of Jewish merchants in the development of medieval society. The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.