Amnon Shamosh


Amnon Shamosh 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: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
Shamosh also wrote non-fiction booksHaketer, the Story of the Aleppo Codex From the Source

Awards and recognition

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