Life & contribution
Baghdad-born author, poet and educator whose work addressed Iraqi identity, Judaism and the experience of displacement.
Detailed biography & historical context
Baghdad-born author, poet and educator whose work addressed Iraqi identity, Judaism and the experience of displacement.
The documented record currently assembled for David Rabeeya includes the following: Born in Baghdad in 1938, he moved to Israel in 1951 and to the United States in 1970. Spent thirty-three years teaching Hebrew and Judaic Studies at Bryn Mawr College and published poetry and prose reflecting Iraqi Jewish, Sephardi and immigrant experience.
This figure is important to the literary history of Iraqi Jews because writing became a way to preserve language, memory and the experience of belonging to Iraq before and after migration. The record also shows the continuing relationship between Arabic, Hebrew and diaspora literary cultures.
Archive classification: Literature & Education. Recorded life dates/status: 1938–2022.
This profile synthesizes the documentary sources listed below; where the record is limited or contested, the dossier avoids unsupported detail.
Additional documented context
- Born in Baghdad in 1938, he moved to Israel in 1951 and to the United States in 1970.
- Spent thirty-three years teaching Hebrew and Judaic Studies at Bryn Mawr College and published poetry and prose reflecting Iraqi Jewish, Sephardi and immigrant experience.
Documentary references
Additional biographical details are tied to the source records below.
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0048
This biographical figure record is integrated into Discover Jewish Iraq from the Virtual Embassy’s Iraqi Jewish heritage collection.