Amnon Shamosh
Amnon Shamosh was an Israeli author and poet.
Biography
Shamosh was born in Aleppo, Syria (1925–1930)|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:- My Sister the Bride
- Michel Ezra Safra and Sons
- Calamus and Cinnamon
- A Kibbutz is a Kibbutz is a Kibbutz
- With Me from Lebanon
- The Cedars of Lebanon
- Marrano Mountain
- Autumn Stories, Fall Colors
- On the Silk Road
- Liri's Chronicles: Stories from the Third Half
- Haketer, the Story of the Aleppo Codex
- From the Source
- ''Good Morning Alz Heimer''
Awards and recognition