Shmuel Moreh ( he, שמואל מורה; December 22, 1932 – September 22, 2017) was a

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of Arabic Language and Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a recipient of the Israel Prize in

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in 1999. In addition to having written many books and articles dealing with Arabic literature in general and Iraqi Jewish Arabic literature in particular, he has been a major contributor to Elaph, the first online daily independent journal in the

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. Professor Moreh wrote in Arabic, Hebrew, and English.

Publications in English (partial list)

* Nazik al-mala'ika and al-shi'r al-hurr in modern Arabic literature. Jerusalem: Israel Oriental Society. 1968 * Arabic works by Jewish writers, 1863-1973. Jerusalem: Ben Zvi Institute, 1973 * Bibliography of Arabic books and periodicals published in Israel 1948-1972. Jerusalem : Mount Scopus Center, 1974 * Jewish poets and writers of modern Iraq. Jerusalem: University of Jerusalem, 1974 * Modern Arabic poetry 1800-1970 : the development of its forms and themes under the influence of Western literature. Leiden : Brill, 1976 * Studies in modern Arabic prose and poetry. Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1988 * Live theatre and dramatic literature in the medieval Arab world. New York : New York University Press, 1992 * Jewish contributions to nineteenth century Arabic theatre : plays from Algeria and Syria : a study and texts. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996 * Al Farhud : the 1941 pogrom in Iraq. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. 2010 * Marvelous Chronicles: Biographies and Events (ʿAjāʾib al-Āthār fī ʼl-Tarājim wa-ʼl-Akhbār). 5 volumes. Jerusalem: The Max Schloessinger Memorial Foundation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2014.

Publications in Arabic (partial list)

* المطبوعات العربية التي ألفها أو نشرها الأدباء والعلماء اليهود 1863ـ1973 . القدس : معهد بن تسيفي لدراسة الجاليات اليهودية في الشرق . 1973 * فهرس المطبوعات العربية في إسرائيل 1948ـ1972 . القدس : مركز جبل سكوبس . 1974 * القصة القصيرة عند يهود العراق، ١٩٢٤-١٩٧٨. دار النشر ي.ل. ماغنس، ١٩٨١. * مختارات من أشعار يهود العراق الحديث . القدس : معهد الدراسات الآسيوية والإفريقية . 1981 * بغداد حبيبتي: يهود العراق، ذكريات وشجون . حايفا: مكتبة كل شيء . 2012 * . عجائب الآثار في التراجم والأخبار. القدس. 2014

Publications in Hebrew (partial list)

* עולמו המיוחד של יצחק בר-משה، 1959. * לקט מתוך דרמות ערביות، 1961. * סכסוך ערב-ישראל בראי הספרות הערבית، 1975 (بالاشتراك مع יהושפט הרכבי, יהושע פורת) * חקרים בתולדות יהודי עיראק ובתרבותם، 1981. * יצירתם הספרותית והמחקרית של יוצאי עראק בעראק ובישראל בדורנו، 1982 (بالاشتراك مع לב חקק) * שנאת יהודים ופרעות בעיראק : קובץ מחקרים ותעודות، 1992. * מילון אימרות ומשלים של להג יהודי בבל، 1995. * האילן והענף : הספרות הערבית החדשה ויצירתם הספרותית הערבית של יוצאי עיראק، 1997.

References

1932 births 2017 deaths Iraqi emigrants to Israel Iraqi Jews Israeli Jews Israeli orientalists Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Israeli writers Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel Prize in Middle Eastern studies recipients Arabic–English translators {{Israel-bio-stub