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    Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97

    by Melanie Lidman Apr 01, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Sami Michael, an award-winning Iraqi-Israeli author who was known for writing poignantly about oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries, died on Monday. He was 97.

    His characters, who were often Arabic-speaking Jews like himself, opened a window into the particular pains and challenges faced by Mizrahi Jews from the Middle East and North Africa, in the mixed city of .

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