1945 – Born in Iraq.1950 – Emigration to Israel.1960-64 – Teachers’ seminar studies at “Yeshivat Hadarom” Rehovot, Israel.1964-66 – Military service in the IDF.1968-71 – B.A. in Middle Eastern studies at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.1973-91 – Service in the Israel Police in investigative positions.1991-2015 – Freelance as a polygraph examiner2014-19 – Doing research on the Jews of Kurdistan, and visiting Kurdistan for writing the book.2018 – Publication of the book in Hebrew.2021-2 – Translation of the book into English and Kurdish.1/2023 – Received book-recognition-award from “The Babylonian Heritage Museum”.3/2024 –# The book was translated into Sorani Kurdish and published in Iraq – Kurdistan / Sulemaniya.
Author's Books
The Qara-Daghian
“Is it appropriate to recite ‘Shema Israel’ in this place?”In a dreamlike moment, I found myself in the synagogue, surrounded by people wrapped in prayer shawls and the thrilling voice of the cantor, Hakham Abdullah. I imagined my grandfather, Hakham Nissim, hovering beside me, whispering ve...
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