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Shmuel Moreh

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Shmuel Moreh
BornDecember 22, 1932
Baghdad, Iraq
DiedSeptember 22, 2017(2017-09-22) (aged 84)
AwardsIsrael Prize in Middle Eastern studies (1999)
Academic work
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem

Shmuel Moreh (Hebrew: שמואל מורה; December 22, 1932 – September 22, 2017)[1] was a professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a recipient of the Israel Prize in Middle Eastern studies in 1999.[2] 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 Arabic language. Professor Moreh wrote in Arabic, Hebrew, and English.

Publications in English (partial list)

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Shmuel Moreh, guardian of Iraq’s Jewish memory, dies Archived 2017-09-24 at the Wayback Machine timesofisrael.com
  2. ^ "Professor Shmuel Moreh Autobiography and Poetry". Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2011.