Amnon Shamosh

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Amnon Shamosh (28 January 1929 – 1 March 2022) was an Israeli author and poet.

Biography

Shamosh was born in Aleppo, Syria, France. In his childhood he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and participated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in a Palmach unit. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a founder of kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch. Shamosh died in Ma'ayan Baruch on 1 March 2022, at the age of 93.

Selected works

Shamosh wrote in hebrew stories, novels, and poetry: Shamosh also wrote non-fiction books

Awards and recognition

Shamosh was awarded the President's Prize for Literature in 2001. He also received many other awards for his writing.

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