Sasson Somekh
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Iraqi-Israeli Arabist and translator
Sasson Somekh's Degrees
- PhD Arabic Literature Tel Aviv University
- Masters Arabic Literature Tel Aviv University
- Bachelors Arabic Literature Tel Aviv University
Why Is Sasson Somekh Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sasson Somekh was an Israeli academic, writer and translator. He was professor emeritus of Modern Arab Literature at Tel Aviv University. Biography Sasson Somekh was born in Baghdad to a secular Jewish family. In 1951, Somekh and his family immigrated to Israel. He did not know Hebrew at the time, but started learning it in earnest in order to achieve his goal of becoming a translator of Arabic poetry into Hebrew. His first translation was published in 1954 in Ner, a journal published by Ihud , an association dedicated to the advancement of Arab–Jewish reconciliation established by Judah Magnes.
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