Shmuel Moreh

Shmuel Moreh (Hebrew: שמואל מורה; December 22, 1932 – September 22, 2017)[1] was a professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a recipient of the Israel Prize in Middle Eastern studies in 1999.[2] In addition to having written many books and articles dealing with Arabic literature in general and Iraqi Jewish Arabic literature in particular, he has been a major contributor to Elaph, the first online daily independent journal in the Arabic language. Professor Moreh wrote in Arabic, Hebrew, and English.

Shmuel Moreh
BornDecember 22, 1932
Baghdad, Iraq
DiedSeptember 22, 2017(2017-09-22) (aged 84)
AwardsIsrael Prize in Middle Eastern studies (1999)
Academic work
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem

Publications in English (partial list)
  • Nazik al-mala'ika and al-shi'r al-hurr in modern Arabic literature. Jerusalem: Israel Oriental Society. 1968
  • Arabic works by Jewish writers, 1863–1973. Jerusalem: Ben Zvi Institute, 1973
  • Bibliography of Arabic books and periodicals published in Israel 1948–1972. Jerusalem : Mount Scopus Center, 1974
  • Jewish poets and writers of modern Iraq. Jerusalem: University of Jerusalem, 1974
  • Modern Arabic poetry 1800-1970 : the development of its forms and themes under the influence of Western literature. Leiden : Brill, 1976
  • Studies in modern Arabic prose and poetry. Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1988
  • Live theatre and dramatic literature in the medieval Arab world. New York : New York University Press, 1992
  • Jewish contributions to nineteenth century Arabic theatre : plays from Algeria and Syria : a study and texts. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996
  • Al Farhud : the 1941 pogrom in Iraq. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. 2010
  • Marvelous Chronicles: Biographies and Events (ʿAjāʾib al-Āthār fī ʼl-Tarājim wa-ʼl-Akhbār). 5 volumes. Jerusalem: The Max Schloessinger Memorial Foundation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2014.

Publications in Arabic (partial list)
  • المطبوعات العربية التي ألفها أو نشرها الأدباء والعلماء اليهود 1863ـ1973 . القدس : معهد بن تسيفي لدراسة الجاليات اليهودية في الشرق . 1973
  • فهرس المطبوعات العربية في إسرائيل 1948ـ1972 . القدس : مركز جبل سكوبس . 1974
  • القصة القصيرة عند يهود العراق، ١٩٢٤–١٩٧٨. دار النشر ي.ل. ماغنس، ١٩٨١.
  • مختارات من أشعار يهود العراق الحديث . القدس : معهد الدراسات الآسيوية والإفريقية . 1981
  • بغداد حبيبتي: يهود العراق، ذكريات وشجون . حايفا: مكتبة كل شيء . 2012
  • . عجائب الآثار في التراجم والأخبار. القدس. 2014

Publications in Hebrew (partial list)
  • עולמו המיוחד של יצחק בר-משה، 1959.
  • לקט מתוך דרמות ערביות، 1961.
  • סכסוך ערב-ישראל בראי הספרות הערבית، 1975 (بالاشتراك مع יהושפט הרכבי, יהושע פורת)
  • חקרים בתולדות יהודי עיראק ובתרבותם، 1981.
  • יצירתם הספרותית והמחקרית של יוצאי עראק בעראק ובישראל בדורנו، 1982 (بالاشتراك مع לב חקק)
  • שנאת יהודים ופרעות בעיראק : קובץ מחקרים ותעודות، 1992.
  • מילון אימרות ומשלים של להג יהודי בבל، 1995.
  • האילן והענף : הספרות הערבית החדשה ויצירתם הספרותית הערבית של יוצאי עיראק، 1997.

References
  1. Shmuel Moreh, guardian of Iraq’s Jewish memory, dies Archived 2017-09-24 at the Wayback Machine timesofisrael.com
  2. "Professor Shmuel Moreh Autobiography and Poetry". Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2011.


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