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:
Shamosh also wrote non-fiction books
Shamosh was awarded the President's Prize for Literature in 2001. He also received many other awards for his writing.