Prof. Penny Ur of the Oranim Academic College of Education received the Order of the British Empire award for her services to the English language.
Prof. Penny Ur of the Oranim Academic College of Education was awarded with Queen Elizabeth II’s Order of the British Empire on Saturday for her services to the English language.
“At first, when I got the call from the British ambassador and he told me the news, I thought someone was playing a joke on me,” Ur, who specializes in English, told The Jerusalem Post in a phone interview on Sunday.