"Israelis win Turkish prize for financial history research
By JAMIE ROMM
While Israel and Turkey's diplomatic relations have suffered since Operation Cast Lead, cultural and academic ties between the two countries are getting a boost this week.
On Tuesday, Israeli-born author and Hebrew University Prof. Ruth Kark, along with co-author and geographer Dr. Joseph B. Glass, will be awarded $15,000 for their research on the development of banking in Ottoman Palestine. "
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