Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker

Berthe-Sultana Bénichou-Aboulker
Early portrait of Bénichou-Aboulker
Born	(1888-05-16)May 16, 1888 Oran
Died	August 19, 1942(1942-08-19) (aged 54) Algiers
Genre	Poetry, Drama
Notable works	La Kahena, reine berbière
Spouse	Henri Aboulker
Children	José Aboulker

Berthe-Sultana Bénichou-Aboulker (16 May 1888, Oran - 19 August 1942, Algiers) was a French Algerian poet and playwright who wrote in French. Her play La Kahena, reine berbière (1933) was the "first work published by a Jewish woman in Algeria".

Life

She was the daughter of Adélaïde Azoubib (poet and prose writer) and her second husband, Mardochée Bénichou. She had at least one sibling, a brother, Raymond Benichou. Her husband, Henri Aboulker, was a surgeon and professor; their son, José Aboulker was a surgeon and political figure.

Bibliography

• Assan, Valérie (13 June 2012). Les consistoires israélites d'Algérie au XIXe siècle: "L'alliance de la civilisation et de la religion" (in French). Armand Colin. ISBN 978-2-200-28179-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Sartori, Eva Martin; Cottenet-Hage, Madeleine (1 January 2006). Daughters of Sarah: Anthology of Jewish Women Writing in French. Lynne Rienner Pub. ISBN 978-0-8419-1436-0. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Yehezkiel, Aliza (2003). The Davidic Families: The Genealogy of Colette Aboulker-Muscat. Aliza Yehezkiel. ISBN 978-965-90295-1-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

• Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker Jewish Women's Archive