Gil, Moshe

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GIL, Moshe

GIL, Moshe. Israeli (born Poland), b. 1921. Genres: History, Humanities. Career: Imprisoned in concentration camp during World War II and released in 1944; member of Kibbutz Reshafim, Bet Shean Valley, Palestine, 1945; Tel Aviv University, Israel, associate professor, 1974-80, professor, 1980-, dean of humanities, 1986-89. Publications: Documents of the Jewish Pious Foundations, 1976; The Tustaris (in Hebrew), 1981; Palestine during the First Muslim Period (in Hebrew), 1983; A History of Palestine, 634-1099, trans. by E. Broido, 1992; Jews in Islamic Countries in the Middle Ages (in Hebrew). Address: Carter Building, Tel Aviv University, PO Box 39040, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.

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