Sami Michael was an author, translator, editor, and civil rights activist. Born in Kamal Salah, Iraq, he immigrated to Israel in 1949. In 1974, Michael’s debut novel, Shavim ve-shavim yoter (All Men Are Equal—But Some Are More) was published, and he subsequently became an influential left-wing activist in Israel. He twice received the Prime Minister’s Prize and earned honorary doctorates from the Hebrew University and Ben-Gurion University. He also headed the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
The man of letters who cares about his links with the people—who is of the opinion that there is no backbone to his literary production except when his social source is present, typified by the…
Scene: The living room of the Herming family house. The walls of the home contain valuable paintings by many of the greatest nineteenth-century Danish national romantic painters.
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To the sacred memory of dear Shmulik and his comrades who fell in the battle to liberate Yeḥi‘am
He rose from the bed shading his eyes with his hands as if it was light although it was still dark…