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Barclay's Bank, Jerusalem, circa 1940

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Seminar - Open to the Public

A History of Money in Palestine: The Case of the Frozen Bank Accounts of 1948

Thu., Oct. 17, 2013 | 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

This seminar will discuss an episode in Palestinian history, which has never before been written about, and use it as a prism through which to explore how the fact of statelessness, which is generally thought of as political condition, directly affects the economic and monetary lives of ordinary people.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.